DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
COMMANDER
NAVAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY COMMAND
1100 BALCH BOULEVARD
STENNIS SPACE CENTER MS 39529-5005
COMNAVMETOCCOMINST 3140.1M
N3
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COMNAVMETOCCOM INSTRUCTION 3140.1M
From:
Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command
Subj:
U.S. NAVY METEOROLOGICAL AND OCEANOGRAPHIC SUPPORT MANUAL
Encl:
(1) U.S. Navy Meteorological and Oceanographic Support
Manual
1. Purpose. To promulgate a revised edition of the subject
manual. This instruction contains extensive revisions and
should be reviewed in its entirety.
2.
Cancellation.
COMNAVMETOCCOMINST 3140.1L
3. Discussion. The purpose of this manual is to describe the
environmental services and support available to all operational
Fleet and Joint activities from the Naval Meteorology and
Oceanography Command. Additionally, this manual consolidates
environmental product information, and serves as a ready reference
for requesting and obtaining environmental support.
4. Action. Commands, offices, and activities should review
this manual and implement as required. Recommendations for
improvements and/or corrections are solicited.
JONATHAN W. WHITE
Distribution:
Electronically via the Naval Oceanography Administrative Portal
https://www.portal.navy.mil/cnmoc/default.aspx
and via the Naval Enterprise Portal Oceanography at
https://nepoc.oceanography.navy.mil/catalog/index.html
COMNAVMETOCCOMINST 3140.1M
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Commander,
Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command
Stennis Space Center, Mississippi 39529-5005
UNITED STATES NAVY
METEOROLOGICAL AND OCEANOGRAPHIC
SUPPORT MANUAL
AUGUST 2011
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE; DISTRIBUTION IS UNLIMITED.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
IDENTIFICATION
TITLE
PAGE
CHAPTER 1
NAVAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY
COMMAND MISSION.............................. 1-1
1.
2.
3.
General Mission.............................. 1-1
Organization................................. 1-1
Battlespace on Demand (BonD)................. 1-5
CHAPTER 2
1.
2.
3.
NAVY ENTERPRISE PORTAL - OCEANOGRAPHY........
General......................................
Products and Services........................
Points of Contact............................
2-1
2-1
2-1
2-2
CHAPTER 3
1.
2.
3.
4.
MARITIME SUPPORT.............................
General......................................
Products and Services........................
Product Requests/Dissemination...............
Points of Contact............................
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3-1
3-1
3-3
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CHAPTER 4
1.
2.
3.
4.
TROPICAL CYCLONE SUPPORT.....................
General......................................
Products and Services........................
Product Requests/Dissemination...............
Points of Contact............................
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4-1
4-1
4-3
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CHAPTER 5
1.
2.
3.
4.
FLEET OPERATIONS SUPPORT.....................
General......................................
Products and Services........................
Product Requests/Dissemination...............
Points of Contact............................
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5-1
5-2
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5-4
CHAPTER 6
1.
2.
3.
4.
AVIATION SUPPORT.............................
General......................................
Products and Services........................
Product Requests/Dissemination...............
Points of Contact............................
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6-1
6-1
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CHAPTER 7
1.
2.
3.
4.
RESOURCE PROTECTION SUPPORT..................
General......................................
Products and Services........................
Product Requests/Dissemination...............
Points of Contact............................
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IDENTIFICATION
TITLE
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CHAPTER 8
1.
2.
3.
4.
TSUNAMI SUPPORT..............................
General......................................
Products and Services........................
Product Requests/Dissemination...............
Points of Contact............................
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8-1
8-1
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CHAPTER 9
1.
2.
3.
4.
PRECISE TIME AND ASTROMETRY SUPPORT..........
General......................................
Products and Services........................
Product Requests/Dissemination...............
Points of Contact............................
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9-1
9-1
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CHAPTER 10
1.
2.
3.
4.
NAVIGATION DATA AND PRODUCTION..............
General.....................................
Products and Services.......................
Product Requests/Dissemination..............
Points of Contact...........................
CHAPTER 11
1.
2.
OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEY OPERATIONS............. 11-1
General..................................... 11-1
Oceanographic, Hydrographic and Bathymetric (OHB)
Survey Requirements......................... 11-2
Points of Contact........................... 11-2
3.
CHAPTER 12
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1.
2.
3.
4.
INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, RECONNAISSANCE
SUPPORT.....................................
General.....................................
Products and Services.......................
Product Requests/Dissemination..............
Points of Contact...........................
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12-1
12-1
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CHAPTER 13
1.
2.
3.
4.
EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE SUPPORT...............
General.....................................
Products and Services.......................
Product Requests/Dissemination..............
Points of Contact...........................
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CHAPTER 14
1.
2.
3.
4.
ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE SUPPORT..............
General.....................................
Products and Services.......................
Product Requests/Dissemination..............
Points of Contact...........................
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CHAPTER 15
1.
2.
3.
4.
MINE WARFARE SUPPORT........................
General.....................................
Products and Services.......................
Product Requests/Dissemination..............
Points of Contact...........................
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CHAPTER 16
1.
2.
3.
4.
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS SUPPORT..........
General.....................................
Products and Services.......................
Product Requests/Dissemination..............
Points of Contact...........................
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CHAPTER 17
1.
2.
3.
4.
TRAINING AND READINESS......................
General.....................................
Products and Services.......................
Quota/Product Requests......................
Points of Contact...........................
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APPENDICES
Appendix A
Acronym List................................. A-1
Appendix B
List Of Effective NAVMETOCCOM Instructor-Led and
Correspondence Courses........................B-1
Appendix C
Enterprise IT Services........................C-1
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CHAPTER 1
NAVAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY COMMAND MISSION
1. General Mission. The Naval Meteorology and Oceanography
Command provides Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC),
Bathymetry and Hydrography (Bathy/Hydro), Precise Time and
Astrometry (PTA), products and services that enable effective
decision-making for operational safety, warfighting success by
Naval and Joint forces, and security cooperation.
2.
Organization
a. The Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography
Command (COMNAVMETOCCOM), both the Type Commander and
operational arm of the Naval Oceanography Program, is an Echelon
III command reporting to the Commander, United States Fleet
Forces Command (COMUSFLTFORCOM). COMNAVMETOCCOM is located at
Stennis Space Center, Mississippi.
(1) The Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations
(COMNAVMETOCCOM N3) is charged with the responsibility of
maintaining operational oversight of all Naval Meteorology and
Oceanography (NAVMETOCCOM) Echelon IV and subordinate activities.
The COMNAVMETOCCOM Oceanography Operational Watch (COOW) assists
N3 in providing the Commander with 24/7 global situational
awareness on environment-based conditions which bears upon the
safety and operability of Naval personnel, facilities, and
equipment through daily briefs and reports.
(2) COMNAVMETOCCOM meets the needs of today’s Combatant
Commanders and Components, Naval and Joint Force warfighters
through warfare directorates primarily aligned under four major
Directors of Oceanography Operations (DOO):
(a) Undersea Warfare
1 Anti-submarine Warfare (ASW)
2 Mine Warfare (MIW)
(b) Expeditionary Warfare
1 Naval Special Warfare (NSW)
2 Expeditionary Warfare (EXW)
3 United States Marine Corps
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(c) Weather Services
1 Fleet Operations (FltOps)
2 Aviation Weather Operations (AVN)
3 Maritime Weather Operations (MAR)
(d) Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
1 Navigation (NAV)
2 Precise Time and Astrometry (PTA)
(3) All directorates are aligned to support Naval
Oceanography Operations Command (NAVOCEANOPSCOM).
NAVOCEANOPSCOM is the service delivery portion of NAVMETOCCOM,
providing tailored products and services in direct support to
Navy and Joint force decision makers, staffs, and operators.
Three production centers provide the directorates with product
generation and in-depth technical expertise. The production
centers include Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography
Center (FLENUMMETOCCEN) in Monterey, CA. providing atmospheric
production, the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) in
Stennis Space Center, MS., providing oceanographic production
and, the U. S. Naval Observatory (USNAVOBSY) in Washington, D.C.,
for precise time and astrometric production. The Naval
Meteorology and Oceanography Professional Development Center is
the training activity supporting NAVMETOCCOM.
US Fleet Forces
Command
(O-10)
Commander, Naval
Meteorology and
Oceanography
Command
(O-7)
Naval
Oceanographic
Office
(O-6)
Fleet Numerical
Meteorology and
Oceanography
Center
(O-6)
Naval
Oceanography
Operations
Command
(O-6)
United States
Naval
Observatory
(O-6)
Naval METOC
Professional
Development
Center
(O-5)
Figure 1: Echelon II to Echelon IV Organizational Structure
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b. Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO). NAVOCEANO’s
core competencies include the disciplines of hydrography,
bathymetry, geophysics, acoustics, physical oceanography, and
geospatial intelligence. NAVOCEANO acquires and analyzes global
ocean and littoral data to provide specialized, timely, and
operationally relevant products and services for Department of
Defense warfighters as well as other civilian, national and
international customers. Utilizing space-based, airborne,
surface, and subsurface platforms, as well as state-of-the-art
computing and modeling techniques, NAVOCEANO synthesizes this
data into products and services tailored to the individual
warfighter’s needs. These products and services support
virtually every type of Fleet operation, providing missionessential environmental information to the warfighter.
NAVOCEANO is the parent command of the Naval Ice Center and the
Fleet Survey Team.
c. Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center
(FLENUMMETOCCEN). FLENUMMETOCCEN maintains core expertise in
meteorology, oceanography and information technology to provide
the necessary foundation for on demand support to Naval, Joint,
Coalition, and National missions. FLENUMMETOCCEN leverages this
expertise to host a suite of ―state of the art‖ meteorological
and oceanographic models and decision aids to provide scheduled
and on demand products specific to Fleet and Joint Operations.
FLENUMMETOCCEN and the National Center for Environmental
Prediction (NCEP) are the only dedicated numerical prediction
production centers (i.e., run models to produce global METOC
forecasts) in the United States.
d. Naval Oceanography Operations Command (NAVOCEANOPSCOM).
NAVOCEANOPSCOM is NAVMETOCCOM’s operational Echelon IV Command
responsible to support safe operations, enhance dominance of the
battlespace, and optimize warfighting resources and readiness to
naval and joint forces through superior understanding and
exploitation or mitigation of the physical environment.
NAVOCEANOPSCOM provides the warfighter tailored METOC, GI&S,
Mapping, Charting, and Geodesy products and services through
seven warfighter specific commands.
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Naval Oceanography
Operations Command
(O-6)
Fleet Weather
Center
Norfolk
(O-6)
Fleet Weather
Center
San Diego
(O-6)
Figure 2
Naval Maritime
Forecast Center/Joint
Typhoon Warning
Center
Pearl Harbor
(O-6)
Naval Oceanography
ASW Center
Stennis Space Center
(O-5)
Naval
Oceanography
ASW Center
Yokosuka
(O-5)
Naval
Oceanography
NSW Center
(O-5)
Naval
Oceanography
MIW Center
(O-5)
NAVOCEANOPSCOM (Ech IV) Subordinate Commands (Ech V)
e. Directors of Oceanographic Operations (DOOs). Directors
of Oceanographic Operations are assigned to the NAVOCEANOPSCOM
staff and assigned additional duty to the COMNAVMETOCCOM staff.
These DOOs collect both operational and research and development
(R&D) requirements from the fleet and the Oceanography Echelon V
commands, then coordinate with the COMNAVMETOCCOM staff and
acquisition activities to ensure that those requirements are
documented, solutions funded, and capabilities developed to
provide the Oceanography commands with the capabilities needed
to meet those requirements. The DOOs also collaborate with the
U.S. Navy warfare centers of excellence to ensure the latest
environmental support capabilities are reflected in appropriate
Navy doctrine. They also keep abreast of evolving doctrine to
ensure that necessary environmental support capabilities are
implemented to support that doctrine.
f. United States Naval Observatory (USNAVOBSY). USNAVOBSY
provides a wide range of critical astronomical data and timing
products. The products are available as hardcopy publications
such as the Nautical Almanac, stand-alone computer applications,
and data services accessible via the Internet. The USNAVOBSY
Master Clock serves as the country’s official time keeper, and
USNAVOBSY is the sole provider of Precise Time and Time Interval
(PTTI) for all DoD services. Although GPS is the primary method
of UTC time transfer for the majority of DoD users, the most
demanding time transfer requirements can be met through two-way
satellite time transfer. Additionally, USNAVOBSY is responsible
for establishing, maintaining, and coordinating the astronomical
reference frame(s) for celestial navigation and orientation of
space systems. USNAVOBSY is responsible for Earth orientation
parameters (EOP) predictions for all DoD services, agencies, and
contractors, as well as the international community. Earth
orientation parameters link the terrestrial reference system,
WGS-84, to the celestial reference frame, and are essential to
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determine spacecraft orbital information and geolocation of data
and imagery derived from space systems. USNAVOBSY is the only
organization making EOP predictions operationally.
g. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Professional
Development Center (NAVMETOCPRODEVCEN). The Professional
Development Center (PDC) conducts training for active and
reserve Naval Oceanographers and Aerographer’s Mates (AG) in
meteorology, oceanography, mapping, charting, and geospatial
information and services. In addition, the PDC provides
technical guidance and METOC training materials to ensure
development and technical accuracy of METOC portions of the
warfare pipeline training.
3. Battlespace on Demand (BonD) Concept. The Battlespace on
Demand (BonD) operational concept fully embraces the guiding
principles outlined in The U.S. Navy’s Vision for Information
Dominance and supports the vision set forth in the Naval Operations
Concept 2010 and A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower.
It supports the long-range Naval Oceanography strategy for linking
environmental data to timely and informed decisions — a key aspect
of decision superiority. It focuses on the acquisition of
environmental data, transformation of the data and fusion with
other data sources into information and knowledge, and providing
knowledge to future Naval forces during the 2011-2020 timeframe.
It describes how the acquisition and analysis of environmental data
and information from Navy, joint, interagency, and international
sources allows for an accurate understanding of complex operational
environments. It also identifies required capabilities for the
further examination of potential Naval Oceanography doctrine,
organization, training, materiel, leadership and education,
personnel, and facilities (DOTMLPF) solutions.
a. Developing knowledge of the current and future physical
environment is essential to a knowledge-based, net-enabled Fleet
capable of situational understanding and decision superiority.
BonD is the Naval Oceanography execution strategy for optimizing
the U.S. Navy’s sea power by providing tailored decision-support
products that enable warfighters to exploit the physical
environment to their tactical, operational and strategic
advantage. This strategy for delivering BonD is depicted in the
four-tiered, environment face of pyramid in Figure 3.
(1) The Data Layer. Tier 0 consists of data collected
while observing the atmosphere and the ocean using a vast range
of in-situ sensors and remote sensors, including satellites,
altimeters, gliders, buoys, and master clocks. This data is
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assimilated and fused to provide initial and boundary conditions
that accurately describe the current ocean and atmosphere
environment, as well as the celestial and temporal reference
frames. The output is a collection of raw observation data on
the state of the physical environment.
(2) The Environment Layer. In Tier 1, the Tier 0 data
are analyzed, processed, and merged into databases and/or
prediction systems or numerical models operated on High
Performance Computing (HPC) systems to forecast the future state
of the environment. The output is a set of predictions, in
space and time, of the expected physical environment for
whatever operation is under consideration. The output can also
contain a 'confidence factor'.
(3) The Performance Layer. In Tier 2, the predicted
environment is used in conjunction with information about the
operational environment to predict how forces, sensors, weapons
systems, and platforms will perform over time in a given
operational situation. This information is analyzed to provide
meaning with respect to implications for the operation, such as
influences on planning, force structure, targeting, timing,
maneuver, tactics, techniques and procedures. The output of
this fusion of information about the predicted environment and
the friendly and enemy situation is an impact assessment in
terms the operator understands, again with a confidence factor
if appropriate. Situational awareness is the desired outcome at
this level.
(4) The Decision Layer. In Tier 3, the situational
awareness gained in Tier 2 is applied to specific situations to
quantify risk and opportunity at strategic, operational, and
tactical levels. Here, actionable recommendations are made to
the decision-maker regarding force allocation and employment
that directly enhance safety and warfighting effectiveness. In
Tier 3, the performance predictions made in Tier 2 are
considered with alternative scenarios to develop optimal
solutions, i.e., courses of action (COAs), and to understand
probabilities of success and elements of risk. The intent is to
make recommendations that take maximum advantage of asymmetric
opportunities in the changing physical environment, to provide
the most advantage to our forces, and the most disadvantages to
the enemy. The output is a decision recommendation with
compelling rationale, based on our best understanding of the
physical environment. The decision-maker combines knowledge of
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the present and future situation with their judgment into
situational understanding to facilitate superior decision-making.
Figure 3:
The BonD Pyramid
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CHAPTER 2
NAVY ENTERPRISE PORTAL - Oceanography
1. General. The Navy Enterprise Portal – Oceanography (NEP-Oc)
has been created as the Naval Oceanography mission extension to
the Navy Enterprise Portal. NEP-Oc will serve as a single
access point for all METOC web-accessible information on the
NIPRNet and SIPRNet.
a. The NEP-Oc will have the characteristics and
capabilities of multiple web sites, including the following
types of traditional web sites:
(1) Product/service site: providing information about,
and access to, METOC web products/services.
(2) Portal site: supporting the visual/interactive
aggregation of products/services from multiple METOC and
external partner provider sites and supporting user
personalization of the interface.
(3) Web application site: hosting key enterprise
applications (e.g. Enterprise Catalog, Managers Console, Mission
Console, etc.) and that launches independent provider site webaccessible applications.
(4) Collaboration site: where users can publish back
into the site and have interactions with multiple distributed
users, about multiple distributed products.
2. Products and Services
a. If a required product is not available on the NEP-Oc,
submit a Request for Support (RFS) or Request for Information
(RFI) to the appropriate NAVMETOCCOM activity, if known. If not
known, then submit the RFS or RFI to the COMNAVMETOCCOM Product
Support Coordinator (PSC), the COMNAVMETOCCOM Operational
Oceanography Watch (COOW). The COOW will route the request to
the appropriate NAVMETOCCOM activity for action. The COOW will
also assist customers with contacting the appropriate
operational support center, production center, or subject matter
experts for additional assistance as required.
b. Special support and exercise web pages may be requested.
The COOW will create the page and have the necessary NAVMETOCCOM
activities populate the pages.
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c. The uniform resource locator (URL) for the NEP-Oc and
other pertinent web-sites are:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
NIPRNet - https://nepoc.oceanography.navy.mil/
SIPRNet - http://nepoc.oceanography.navy.smil.mil
Public Facing Portal - http://www.usno.navy.mil
Navy Flight Weather Briefer –
https://fwb.metoc.navy.mil
(5) Administrative –
https://www.portal.navy.mil/cnmoc/default.aspx
(6) Public Affairs - http://www.navmetoccom.navy.mil
(7) Intellipedia https://www.intelink.gov/wiki/Naval_Meteorology_and_Oceanography
_Command
3. Points of Contact
a. Products/Special Support Pages – COMNAVMETOCCOM
Operational Oceanography Watch
b.
(1)
Phone
COM: (228) 688-4019
DSN: 828-4019
Cell: (228) 342-1449
(2)
E-mail
NIPR: coow.fct@navy.mil
SIPR: COOW_SIPR.fct@navy.smil.mil
Technical Support – METOC Systems Knowledge Center
(1)
Phone
COM: (619) 524-3888
DSN: 524-3888
(2)
E-mail
NIPR: metoc@spawar.navy.mil
SIPR: metoc@metoc.spawar.navy.smil.mil
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CHAPTER 3
MARITIME SUPPORT
1. General. The mission of METOC maritime support is to enable
fleet safety and readiness through accurate and timely weather
forecasts, warnings and recommendations. This support is
provided by the Fleet Weather Center (FWC), Norfolk and Fleet
Weather Center, San Diego. The typhoon warning functions of the
Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) Pearl Harbor are discussed
in Chapter Four. FWC Norfolk supports operations in the C2F,
C4F, C6F AORs, and Arctic Fleet Operations. FWC San Diego
supports operations in the C3F, C5F, and C7F AORs.
2.
Products and Services
a. Optimum Track Ship Routing (OTSR). A weather advisory
service for safety and damage avoidance, spanning long-range
planning to enroute surveillance. The primary method of
dissemination is via message traffic; E-mail is also available
for units without message capabilities. Daily messages will not
be sent when conditions are forecast to be less than ship’s
limits.
(1) OTSR Route Surveillance Message. Issued upon
receipt of MOVREP requesting service, it confirms OTSR
surveillance will be provided.
(2) OTSR Weather Advisory. Issued when conditions are
forecast to approach/meet wind or seas limits as determined by
supported unit.
(3) OTSR Divert Recommendation. Issued when conditions
are forecast to exceed wind or seas limits as determined by
supported unit.
(4) OTSR Route Recommendation. Planning route issued
upon request that considers ship’s limits, operational
constraints, currents, icebergs, time/fuel savings. Planning
routes must be requested 72 hours before getting underway.
(5) Special Weather Advisory (FWC, Norfolk). Issued for
prolonged periods of heavy weather in high-traffic areas of the
AOR, 72+ hours in advance.
b. Enroute Weather Forecast (WEAX). A tailored weather and
sea state forecast along a unit’s Points of Intended Movement
(PIM), MODLOC, or OCONUS port. Requested via the ship’s MOVREP,
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the WEAX is produced once daily (twice daily for special
circumstances or upon request). Disseminated via message
traffic or E-mail, the WEAX includes a 24-hour forecast and 48hour winds/seas outlook.
(1) Aviation Enroute Weather Forecast (AVWEAX). WEAX
including the aviation parameters of ceilings, turbulence, icing,
flight-level winds, and divert field terminal aerodrome forecast
(TAF).
(2) Graphical Enroute Weather Forecast (GWEAX).
Includes the same data as text product, but in an easy-toread/easy-to-brief graphical format. This graphical product can
also include aviation parameters. The graphic includes model
data with ship track overlaid for 24 and 48-hours. Disseminated
as a .jpg via E-mail, the approximate file size is 150 kb.
c. Submarine WEAX (SUBWEAX). A tailored weather and sea
state forecast at various classification levels for U.S. and
allied submarines. U.S. submarines utilize OPAREA forecasts
exclusively and switch to SUBWEAX support upon departing local
OPAREAs. SUBWEAX is produced by FLENUMMETOCCEN. Requested via
SUBNOTE, the SUBWEAX is produced once daily for submarines in a
favorable status. Submarines in a marginal or unfavorable
status are provided twice daily forecasts. Disseminated via
message traffic or email, the SUBWEAX includes a 24-hour
forecast and 48-hour winds/seas outlook.
d. High Winds and Seas Warnings. Depicts areas of
forecasted winds > 35 kts and seas > 12 ft twice daily (00Z and
12Z). The text warning and graphical product are posted to the
NEP-Oc and an overlay is transmitted on GCCS-M.
e. OPAREA Forecasts. Produced once a day for major
operating areas, the forecasts are transmitted via message
traffic and posted to the NEP-Oc. The product includes a 24hour forecast and 48-hour outlook.
f.
Arctic Support
(1) Standard WEAX support provided.
(2) FWC, Norfolk will coordinate daily with Naval Ice
Center for dissemination of appropriate ice analysis and
forecasts.
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g. Google Earth Products. Downloadable via SIPRNet NEP-Oc,
RSS subscription, Google Globe Base Layer, GeoServer. Visit the
SIPRNet NEP-Oc to see the latest products available.
h.
Miscellaneous Products (Atlantic only)
(1) Forecast Charts. Depict satellite image, high and
low pressure systems, fronts, and high winds and seas areas.
The analysis, 36-hour forecast and 72-hour forecast are produced
twice daily (00Z and 12Z) and posted to the NEP-Oc.
(2) Submarine Homeport Forecast Atlantic. Provides a
24-hour and 48-hour forecast (winds, seas, visibility, and
temperature) for CONUS submarine ports. The forecast is sourced
from the National Weather Service with impact assessments
provided by FWC Norfolk.
(3) Sea Height Analysis. Produced twice daily (00Z and
12Z) for North Atlantic, East Atlantic, GOMEX/Caribbean and
posted to the NEP-Oc.
i.
Miscellaneous Products (Pacific only)
(1) Submarine Port Forecast for Pacific – CONUS:
provides a 24-hour and 48-hour forecast (winds, seas, visibility,
and temperature) for CONUS submarine ports. The forecast is
sourced from the National Weather Service with impact
assessments provided by FWC San Diego.
(2) Submarine Port Forecast for Pacific – OCONUS:
provides a 24-hour and 48-hour forecast (winds, seas, visibility,
and temperature) for OCONUS submarine ports. The forecast is
sourced from the National Weather Service with impact
assessments provided by FWC San Diego.
(3) Pacific Area Forecast. Provides a broad area
forecast of 24-hour and 48-hour significant wave heights and
wind strengths. The product is produced by FLENUMMETOCCEN.
3.
Product Requests/Dissemination
a. Product Request
(1) OTSR and WEAX: requested via MOVREP
(a) Include FLEWEACEN NORFOLK VA, FLEWEACEN SAN
DIEGO CA and FLENUMMETOCCEN DATA as INFO ADDEES in MOVREP.
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(b) Place flag words ―OTSR‖ and/or ―WEAX‖ in first
line of MOVREP Ex: PPP MOVREP XXX, WEAX/OTSR/01//.
(c) Include head/beam/following sea limits, wind
limits, and point of contact information in Remarks.
(d) If requesting GWEAX, include email addresses for
distribution.
(e) OTSR request does not automatically include WEAX
services.
(f) Units not using MOVREPS can request via NEP-Oc
or contact CDO directly to request services.
(2) OTSR Route Request: Requested via message, email, or
NEP-Oc
(a) Include FLEWEACEN NORFOLK VA and FLEWEACEN SAN
DIEGO CA as INFO ADDEES in request.
(b) Requires 72 hours lead time
(c) Include POC, ETD/ETA, limits, constraints,
special operations
(3) SUBWEAX: requested via SUBNOTE for boats operating
outside local OPAREA forecast coverage.
(a) A request line is inserted in the SUBNOTE by the
SUBOPAUTH with operational authority. FLENUMMETOCCEN is copied
on all SUBNOTES.
(b) Message is sent to the designated SUBOPAUTH, who
then provides the forecast via the submarine broadcast.
(c) SUBWEAX does not include OTSR divert
recommendations.
(d) Favorability notices are not provided to foreign
submarines.
(4) Special Support Request: Contact CDO
b.
Navy Enterprise Portal – Oceanography (NEP-Oc)
(1) NIPRNet - https://nepoc.oceanography.navy.mil/
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(2) SIPRNet - http://nepoc.oceanography.navy.smil.mil
(3) Public Facing Portal - http://www.usno.navy.mil
4.
Points of Contact
a.
Fleet Weather Center, Norfolk, VA
(1) PLA: FLEWEACEN NORFOLK VA
(2) Command Duty Officer
(a) E-mail
NIPR: CDO.FWC.NRFK.FCT@NAVY.MIL
SIPR: CDO.NMFA_N.001.FCT@NAVY.SMIL.MIL
(b) Phone
COM: (757) 444-7750
DSN: (312) 564-7750
(3) Ship Routing Officer
(a) E-mail
NIPR: SRO.FWC.NRFK.FCT@NAVY.MIL
SIPR: SRO.NMFA_N.001.FCT@NAVY.SMIL.MIL
(b) Phone
COM: (757) 444-4044
DSN: (312) 564-4044
b. Fleet Weather Center San Diego
(1) PLA:
FLEWEACEN SAN DIEGO CA
(2) Command Duty Officer
(a) E-mail
NIPR: fwcsd-cdo.fct@navy.mil
SIPR: fwcsd-cdo.fct@navy.smil.mil
(b) Phone
COM: (619) 767-1271
DSN: (312) 577-1271
(3) Ship Routing Officer
(a) E-mail
NIPR: fwcsd-sro.fct@navy.mil
SIPR: fwcsd-sro.fct@navy.smil.mil
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(b) Phone
COM: (619) 545-2193
DSN: (312) 735-2193
d.
Fleet Numerical METOC Center
(1) PLA:
FLENUMMETOCCEN MONTEREY CA
(2) Command Duty Officer
(a) E-mail
NIPR: fnmoc.cdo@navy.mil
SIPR: cdo@fnmoc.navy.smil.mil
(b) Phone
COM: (831) 656-4325
DSN: (312) 878-4325
5.
Governing Instructions
NAVMETOCINST 3140.4D
NAVMETOCINST 3140.14F
NAVMETOCINST 3141.2A
NAVMETOCINST 3142.1A
NAVMETOCINST 3143.1G
OPNAVNIST 3710.7U
OPNAVINST 3140.24F
CNATRAINST 3140.4Q
CNATRAINST 3710.8J
ATP 17C
Atmospheric Turbulence and Icing
Criteria
Flight Weather Briefing Manual
Surface Weather Observation Procedures
Procedures Governing Pilot Weather
Reports (PIREPS)
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) Code
Naval Air Training and Operating
Procedures Standardization (NATOPS)
General Flight and Operating
Instructions
Warnings and Conditions of Readiness
Concerning Hazardous or Destructive
Weather Phenomena
Aircraft Hurricane Evacuation (HUREVAC)
Restriction of Flight into, through, or
within CNATRA Aviation Weather Warnings
(CAWW)
Naval Arctic Manual
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CHAPTER 4
TROPICAL CYCLONE SUPPORT
1. General. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) is
responsible for providing tropical cyclone support to all DoD
assets in the USPACOM AOR. JTWC will re-host forecasts issued
by the Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC) for the Central
North Pacific and the National Hurricane Center (NHC) for the
Eastern North Pacific. Fleet Weather Center, Norfolk is
responsible for providing tropical support to U.S. Navy assets
in the Atlantic Ocean, re-hosting forecasts from the NHC.
2.
Products and Services
a.
Tropical Cyclone Products (Pacific and Indian Oceans)
(1) Tropical Cyclone (TC) Warning. Will include
development level; storm ID information; current warning number;
position of the low level center; movement over the last six
hours; speed of maximum sustained winds; radius of 34, 50 and 64
knot surface winds; 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 96, and 120 hour
forecast positions (unless dissipation or extratropical
transition is expected earlier); intensities and forecast wind
radii; and a remarks section. JTWC forecasts are for conditions
over the ocean. DoD and other U.S. government meteorologists
will use JTWC warnings as guidance to forecast local weather
conditions (wind, precipitation, storm surge, etc.).
(a) Western North Pacific Ocean. Will be issued when
maximum sustained surface winds are assessed to be 25 knots or
greater. Warnings will be issued every six hours not later than
03Z, 09Z, 15Z, and 21Z.
(b) North Indian Ocean. Will be issued when maximum
sustained surface winds are assessed to be 35 knots or greater.
Warnings will be issued every six hours not later than 03Z, 09Z,
15Z, and 21Z.
(c) South Indian Ocean. Will be issued when maximum
sustained surface winds are assessed to be 35 knots or greater.
Warnings will be issued at an interval not to exceed every
twelve hours and not later than 03Z and 15Z or 09Z and 21Z.
(d) South Pacific Ocean. Will be issued when
maximum sustained surface winds are assessed to be 35 knots or
greater. Warnings will be issued at an interval not to exceed
every twelve hours and not later than 03Z and 15Z or 09Z and 21Z.
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(e) North Central and Eastern North Pacific Ocean.
Will be issued every six hours when maximum sustained surface
winds are assessed to be 25 knots or greater. JTWC will re-host
these advisories as tropical cyclone warnings for the DoD as
soon as possible after receipt (not later than 04Z, 10Z, 16Z,
and 22Z). In the event that CPHC or NHC does not issue a
warning on a cyclone, or if JTWC disagrees with a CPHC or NHC
forecast, and the differences cannot be resolved, JTWC will
issue its own warning.
(2) Tropical Cyclone Warning Graphic Forecasts. Issued
by JTWC will include a graphical depiction of each text warning.
In addition to the position, intensity, and wind radii
information, the graphical warning will also provide the error
swath (defined as the 5 year average track error plus the
forecast radius of 35 knot winds), closest point of approach
(CPA) and bearing/distance information from significant DoD
installations.
(3) Prognostic Reasoning. JTWC will issue a prognostic
reasoning message in conjunction with tropical cyclone warnings
in the Western North Pacific Ocean every 12 hours. The message
is intended for DoD meteorological and oceanographic personnel
and is a discussion of the synoptic environment, forecast
reasoning, and any alternate scenarios under consideration. It
will be issued NLT 03Z and 15Z.
(4) Three-hourly Updated Position. When a TC is
threatening certain DoD installations in the Western North
Pacific Ocean, JTWC will issue a three-hourly updated position.
The update is a graphic depiction of the latest best track,
forecast track, and estimated current position to give
situational awareness of the storm motion for DoD units.
(5) Conference Call. JTWC will host a conference call
at 2130Z when a Western North Pacific tropical cyclone is
forecast to impact a DoD area of interest within 72 hours.
b. Tropical Cyclone Formation Alerts (TCFA). Issued when
conditions are favorable for tropical cyclone formation within
24 hours. The alert consists of a graphic and text description
of the area that development is expected to occur, along with a
brief meteorological description of the disturbance.
c.
Tropical Support Products (Pacific and Indian Oceans)
(1) Significant Tropical Weather Advisory. JTWC issues
two narrative messages each day describing existing tropical
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cyclones and tropical disturbances being monitored for
development in the next 24-hour period. The bulletin for the
Western North Pacific and South Pacific is issued not later than
06Z daily. The bulletin for the North and South Indian Ocean is
issued NLT 18Z.
(2) Satellite Reconnaissance Bulletins. JTWC Satellite
Operations (SATOPS) will issue an estimate of the physical
characteristics of each tropical cyclone or disturbance,
including location and Dvorak intensity using meteorological
satellite data. At a minimum, SATOPS will provide position and
intensity fixes from satellite imagery every six hours at 00Z,
06Z, 12Z, and 18Z and position-only fixes every six hours at 03Z,
09Z, 15Z, and 21Z.
d.
Tropical Cyclone Products (Atlantic Ocean)
(1) Tropical Cyclone Warnings. Include development
level; storm ID information; current warning number; position of
the low level center; movement over the last six hours; speed of
maximum sustained winds; radius of 34, 50 and 64 knot surface
winds; 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 96, and 120 hour forecast positions
(unless dissipation or extratropical transition is expected
earlier); intensities and forecast wind radii; and a remarks
section. Warnings are produced four times a day (03Z, 09Z, 15Z,
and 21Z) for active tropical cyclones. FWC Norfolk will re-host
warnings issued by the NHC.
(2) Destructive Winds Forecast. Produced four times a
day (03Z, 09Z, 15Z, and 21Z) when an active tropical cyclone
threatens DoD installations. The forecast includes intensity
and duration of specified winds and timeline recommendations for
setting Tropical Cyclone Conditions of Readiness.
(3) Tropical Cyclone Conditions of Readiness
Recommendations. Briefed to Commander, Navy Installations
Command (CNIC) Regional Commanders and base CO/EMs upon CNIC
region request.
(4) Sortie coordination with numbered fleet
oceanographers.
3.
Product Requests/Dissemination
a. Product Request: All tropical support products are
generated either on a routine basis or when conditions warrant
and requests are not required.
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b. Dissemination
(1) Navy Enterprise Portal – Oceanography (NEP-Oc)
(a) NIPRNet - https://nepoc.oceanography.navy.mil/
(b) SIPRNet - http://nepoc.oceanography.navy.smil.mil
(c) Public Facing Portal - http://www.usno.navy.mil
4. Points of Contact
a. Joint Typhoon Warning Center
(1) PLA:
NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI
(2) Typhoon Duty Officer
(a) E-mail
NIPR: TDO.NMFC_JTWC@NAVY.MIL
SIPR: TDO.NMFC_JTWC@NAVY.SMIL.MIL
(b) Phone
COM: (808) 474-2320
DSN: (315) 474-2320
b. Fleet Weather Center - Norfolk
(1) PLA: FLEWEACEN NORFOLK VA
(2) Command Duty Officer
(a) E-mail
NIPR: CDO.FWC.NRFK.FCT@NAVY.MIL
SIPR: CDO.NMFA_N.001.FCT@NAVY.SMIL.MIL
(b) Phone
COM: (757) 444-7750
DSN: (312) 564-7750
5.
Governing Instructions
USPACOMINST 0539.1
Pacific Command Instruction
describing the role of JTWC and
the partnership between PACAF and
PACFLT in providing tropical
support in the AOR.
NAVMARFCSTCENPHINST 3140.2
JTWC Tropical Cyclone Operations
Manual
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OPNAVINST 3140.24F
Warnings and Conditions of
Readiness Concerning Hazardous or
Destructive Weather Phenomena
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CHAPTER 5
FLEET OPERATIONS SUPPORT
1.
General
a. The mission of Fleet Operations is to provide timely,
comprehensive and tactically relevant METOC products and
services in direct support of deploying Carrier Strike Group
(CSG), Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG), and Amphibious
Readiness Group (ARG) Commanders, assigned units, staff and
other U.S. and Joint or Coalition forces, as directed. Strike
Group Oceanography Teams (SGOTs) based out of Norfolk and San
Diego provide deployable METOC personnel in the form of OA
Division manning and Mobile Environmental Teams (METs). The
SGOTs are departments within the Fleet Weather Centers (FWC) in
Norfolk and San Diego.
b. All operational CVN and LHA/D class ships embark an SGOT
to augment the ship’s OA division underway. Teams typically
consist of an Aerographer’s Mate (AG) Chief, three AG
Forecasters (NEC 7412), and four AG Apprentice Forecasters (NEC
0000). The role of an SGOT is to act as organic METOC support
to the OA Division Officer and embarked staffs afloat, and to
assist in the integration of METOC impacts into warfighter
mission planning. Onboard LHA/Ds, the SGOT coordinates all
METOC support with the embedded Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)
forecasters to provide comprehensive support to their respective
ARG.
c. AGs are also fully integrated into the Strike Fighter
Advanced Readiness Program (SFARP) and Carrier Air Wing training
process at the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC) in
Fallon, NV. Each CSG SGOT is augmented by a forecaster from FWC
Strike Det Fallon, who is designated as the lead forecaster for
all Strike Warfare support throughout the Fleet Readiness
Training Program (FRTP) and deployment cycle.
d. When other classes of ships or deploying units require
organic METOC services, a smaller MET is utilized to support
specific warfighting missions. A MET Team typically consists of
one AG Forecaster and one AG Apprentice Forecaster, but will
flex based on the mission. METs are deployed based on the
following prioritization, along with input from the Numbered
Fleet Oceanographer:
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(1) JTF-Civil Support, Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster
Relief (HA/DR) Missions
(2) Flag Staff, Maritime Headquarters, Major Fleet
Exercise, and Surge Operations Support
(3) Maritime Security Operations and Theater Security
Cooperation Support
(4) United States Coast Guard (USCG) Support
(5) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Support
e. Reachback support for ships without embarked METOC
personnel is available. The Advanced Refractive Effects
Prediction System (AREPS) and Target Acquisition Weapons
Software (TAWS) tactical decision aids are supported by
FLENUMMETOCCEN.
f. FWC San Diego supports operations in the C3F and C7F
AORs. FWC Norfolk supports operations in the C2F, C4F and C6F
AORs as well as all Arctic Fleet Operations. Responsibility for
C5F is based on the origin of the afloat unit deploying to that
AOR. Fleet Operations personnel may be deployed from either FWC
to support any mission, anywhere, at any time.
g. Decisions to deploy personnel to a unique location or
for a new mission type are made collaboratively between the
Weather Services DOO, Numbered Fleet Oceanographer, FWC San
Diego and FWC Norfolk. In all cases, these decisions are driven
by the required timeline for support, the availability of fully
qualified manpower on each coast (OPTEMPO/capacity) and cost.
h. The FWCs have access to both Active Component (AC) and
Reserve Component (RC) personnel for resourcing and augmenting
fleet operations requirements. FWCs will coordinate RC support
with their respective Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Reserve
Activity (NMORA) and the Fleet Operations Reserve Deputy
Director of Oceanographic Operations (RDDOO). Additional
information on the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Reserve
Program is contained in NAVMETOCCOMINST 1001.1(series).
2.
Products and Services
a. Fleet Operations personnel are trained and equipped to
provide the below environmental support:
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(1) Meteorology
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Observations/Sensing (1)
Analyses (1, 2)
Forecasts (1, 2, 3)
Impacts, Options, Recommendations (1, 2, 3)
(2) Oceanography
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Observations/Sensing (1)
Analyses (1, 2)
Forecasts (1, 2, 3)
Impacts, Options, Recommendations (1, 2, 3)
(3) Climatological Forecasts (1, 3, 4)
(4) Environmental battlespace assessments/predictions
for planning and tactical operations via the use of tactical
decision aids and weather effects matrices. (1, 2, 3)
Key:
1 – Available while underway
2 – Available while in port in
special circumstances
3 – Custom tailored for the
specific operations
4 – Available while in port
b. Each OA Division and staff METOC officer are tasked to
produce timely and relevant lessons learned for all phases of
training and deployment in accordance with NAVMETOCCOMINST
3140.8 (series). These lessons learned will be used throughout
the METOC community to improve product accuracy and level of
support to afloat units. Fleet Oceanographers, staff METOC
Officers, SGOTs, and OA Division Officers will work together to
produce a post-deployment report in accordance with
NAVMETOCCOMINST 3140.23 (series).
c. FLENUMMETOCCEN supports the AREPS and TAWS tactical
decision aids for surface assets not supported by on-scene METOC
personnel and submarines as requested by the SUBOPAUTH.
(1) AREPS predicts system performance of electromagnetic
systems.
(2) TAWS determines atmospheric temperature and slant
range visibility effects when calculating targeting solutions
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for missile systems.
3.
Product Requests/Dissemination
a. Support to CVN/LHA/LHD will be coordinated between each
ship’s METOC officer and the FWC Operations Officer for that
fleet concentration area.
b. MET support is requested through COMTHIRDFLT (West
coast) or COMSECONDFLT (East coast) via Naval Message
(preferred), SIPRNet or NIPRNet E-mail, telephone or chat.
example support request is provided as follows:
An
FM USS YOUR SHIP/ACTIVIITY
TO Appropriate Numbered Fleet (i.e. COMTHIRDFLT//METOC//)
INFO FLEWEACEN SAN DIEGO CA
FLEWEACEN NORFOLK VA
NAVOCEANOPSCOM STENNIS SPACE CENTER MS
BT
C L A S S I F I C A T I O N//N03140//
MSGID/GENADMIN/YOUR SHIP/ACTIVITY//
SUBJ: METOC SUPPORT REQUEST (U)//
REF/A/TEL/PHONCONS//
RMKS/1. ( ) AS COORDINATED IN REF A, REQUEST METOC
SUPPORT FOR (SHIP/ACTIVITY) IN SUPPORT OF (MISSION TYPE).
A. TYPE(S) OF SUPPORT REQUESTED (E.G. USW, IREPS,
AMPHIBIOUS OPS, ETC)
B. METOC DET EMBARK DATE AND LOCATION
C. METOC DET DEBARK DATE AND LOCATION
D. BERTHING AVAILABILITY FOR MALE/FEMALE TEAM MEMBERS
E. ACTIVITY POINT OF CONTACT.//
DECL/XXXX//
c. AREPS and TAWS support is requested from FLENUMMETOCCEN
via telephone or the form on the NEP-Oc.
4.
Points of Contact
a. Norfolk
(1) PLA:
FLEWEACEN NORFOLK VA
(2) Command Duty Officer
(a) E-mail
NIPR: CDO.FWC.NRFK.FCT@NAVY.MIL
SIPR: CDO.NMFA_N.001.FCT@NAVY.SMIL.MIL
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(b) Phone
COM: (757) 470-9811
DSN: (312) 565-2591
FAX: (757) 444-7343
b.
San Diego
(1) PLA:
FLEWEACEN SAN DIEGO CA
(2) Command Duty Officer
(a) E-mail
NIPR: NMOC-SD.cdo@navy.mil
SIPR: nmocsd.cdo.ftc@navy.smil.mil
(b) Phone
COM: (619) 545-6027
DSN: (312) 735-6027
FAX: (619) 545-0291
c. Fleet Numerical METOC Center
(1) PLA:
FLENUMMETOCCEN MONTEREY CA
(2) Command Duty Officer
(a) E-mail
NIPR: fnmoc.cdo@navy.mil
SIPR: cdo@fnmoc.navy.smil.mil
(b) Phone
COM: (831) 656-4325
DSN: (312) 878-4325
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CHAPTER 6
AVIATION SUPPORT
1.
General
a. Aviation weather support is provided by Fleet Weather
Center (FWC), Norfolk, VA and Fleet Weather Center, San Diego.
FWC Norfolk has an aviation detachment located in Sembach,
Germany. FWC San Diego has aviation detachments located in
Atsugi, Japan and Pearl Harbor, HI.
b. The two FWCs and their detachments/components are tasked
with providing continuous, global weather support to naval
aviation to include Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts (TAFs), Flight
Weather Briefings, and Resource Protection to Naval Air Stations
and other select Naval Installations.
c. The main hub for centralized aviation weather
forecasting for CONUS Naval Air Station support for Texas and
all areas east of the Mississippi River is FWC Norfolk. CONUS
Naval Air Stations west of the Mississippi River, excluding
Texas, are supported primarily by FWC San Diego. FWC AVN Det
Atsugi, FWC AVN Det Pearl Harbor and FWC AVN Det Sembach provide
OCONUS support.
d. The Marine Corps operates two Marine Corps Installation
(MCI) Regional METOC Centers (RMC) for CONUS Marine Corps Air
Station (MCAS) support. MCI-East RMC supports the east coast of
the United States. MCI-West RMC supports the west coast of the
United States.
2.
Products and Services
a.
Flight Weather Briefing (DD175-1)
(1) The flight weather brief is required for pilots by
OPNAVINST 3710.7 (series).
(2) The brief provides weather information for the
departure point, route-of-flight, destination(s), and alternate
destination(s).
(3) Accurate and timely Horizontal Weather Depictions
(HWDs) and other graphical data to support safety of flight are
provided to pilots as needed or upon request.
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b.
Flight Weather Briefing (Canned Route)
(1) The flight weather brief is required for pilots by
OPNAVINST 3710.7 (series).
(2) This briefing provides readily available weather
information for a particular area including departure point,
route-of-flight, and destination(s).
(3) The majority of canned routes are used at major
training bases throughout CONUS. Canned Route Weather Briefs
are updated every two hours, and are valid for three hours.
Pilots can utilize a Canned Route Weather Brief (where
available) at any time. A temporary Canned Route can be created
for a special event (i.e. HUREVAC, Air Show) upon request to the
FWC Operations Officer.
c.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF)
(1) The TAF is a 24-hour forecast for each Naval Air
Station which is updated periodically.
(2) TAFs are issued in accordance with NAVMETOCCOMINST
3143.1(series). Amended or corrected TAFs are issued as needed
based on changing weather conditions and forecasts.
(3) All TAFs are transmitted to the national
meteorological database in a timely manner to ensure current and
updated information is available to forecasters and pilots.
d.
Meteorological Aviation Report (METAR)
(1) The METAR is an encoded weather observation
routinely generated once an hour; if significant changes occur
between routine hourly observations, special reports (SPECIs)
are generated.
(2) Most locations use augmented observations, which are
recorded by digital sensors (Automated Surface Observing System,
ASOS), encoded via software, and are then reviewed by certified
weather observers or forecasters prior to being transmitted.
(3) Observers record surface observations, and transmit
all observations to the national meteorological database in a
timely manner to ensure real-time data is available to
forecasters and pilots.
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3.
Product Requests/Dissemination
a. Flight weather briefs (DD175-1) are requested and
disseminated over the internet via Flight Weather Briefer (FWB).
FWB is the primary method of requesting and receiving a DD-175-1
and is a valid brief per OPNAV 3710.7 (series). A phone, fax or
E-mail request is available for those without FWB access.
b. Canned route briefings are requested and disseminated
over the internet via Flight Weather Briefer (FWB). FWB is the
only method of requesting and receiving a canned route.
c. METARs and TAFs are available on NEP-Oc as well as
commercially available sources for civilian airfields.
d. Procedures. For DD175-1 or canned route briefings,
submit requests via Flight Weather Briefer
(https://fwb.metoc.navy.mil/). If FWB is unavailable, contact
the appropriate facility using the contact information below.
4.
Points of Contact
a. Fleet Weather Center, Norfolk, VA
(1) Aviation Duty Officer
(a) E-mail:
ADO.FWC.NRFK.FCT@navy.mil
(b) Phone
COM: (757) 445-4555
FAX: (757) 444-4479
b.
DSN: (312) 565-4555
DSN: (312) 564-4479
Fleet Weather Center, San Diego, CA
(1) Aviation Duty Officer
(a) E-mail NIPR:
NAFD-ADO.fct@navy.mil
(b) Phone
COM: (619) 545-2196 DSN: (312) 735-2196
FAX: (619) 545-2217
c.
FWC Aviation Detachment, Pearl Harbor, HI
(1) Phone
(a) Lead Forecaster
(b) Tropics Zone
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(c) MidLat Zone
(808) 449-7929
(d) Alaska Zone
(808) 449-7924
(e) Flight Weather Briefer (808) 448-3809
d.
FWC Aviation Detachment, Atsugi, Japan
(1) Phone
(a) COM:
e.
011-81-467-63-3208
011-81-467-63-4347
011-81-467-63-4348
FWC Aviation Detachment, Sembach, Germany
(1) Phone
(a) COM:
f.
011-49(0)-6302-67-6146
011-49(0)-6302-67-6218
USMC MCI-East RMC
(1) Phone:
COM 866-925-2523
g. USMC MCI-West RMC
(1) Phone:
COM 800-470-6020
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CHAPTER 7
RESOURCE PROTECTION SUPPORT
1.
General
a. Resource Protection (RP) includes the monitoring and
dissemination of weather products to ensure that installations
receive notification of inclement weather, enabling informed
decisions to protect Navy resources. RP support is provided by
Fleet Weather Center (FWC), Norfolk, VA; Fleet Weather Center,
San Diego; Naval Oceanography Antisubmarine Warfare Center
(NOAC), Yokosuka, Japan; and the FWC subordinate Detachments:
FWC AVN Det Atsugi, Japan; FWC AVN Det Pearl Harbor at Hickam
AFB HI; and FWC AVN Det Sembach, Germany.
b. FWC Norfolk provides RP support to Naval Installations
located in Navy Region Southeast, Navy Region Midwest, Navy
Region Mid-Atlantic and Naval District Washington. FWC San
Diego provides RP support to Naval Installations located in Navy
Region Northwest and Navy Region Southwest. NOAC Yokosuka, FWC
AVN Det Atsugi, Pearl Harbor and Sembach provide OCONUS RP
support.
2.
Products and Services
a. Severe weather warnings are issued in the event that
thunderstorms, tornadoes, high winds, winter weather, or
tropical cyclones threaten installations.
b. All warning information is disseminated through multiple
means including phone, record message traffic/command email,
email and web-based formats to ensure all affected activities
are notified.
3.
Product Requests/Dissemination
a. Naval Air Station (NAS): the following advisories,
watches and/or warnings are issued for all Naval Air Stations:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
Thunderstorm Watch (Recommend T2)
Thunderstorm Warning (Recommend T1)
Severe Thunderstorm Watch (Recommend SVR T2)
Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Recommend SVR T1)
Airfield Wind Advisory
Small Craft Warning (where applicable)
Gale Warning
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(8) Storm Warning
(9) Freezing Precipitation Advisory
(10) Freezing Precipitation Warning
(11) Snow Advisory
(12) Snow Warning
b. Fleet Concentration Area (FCA): the following watches
and/or warnings are issued for all FCAs:
(1) Thunderstorm Watch (Recommend T2)
(2) Thunderstorm Warning (Recommend T1)
(3) Severe Thunderstorm Watch (Recommend SVR T2)
In addition, the following National Weather Service (NWS)
messages are readdressed via phone and unclassified record
message traffic/command E-mail to affected installations and
fleet units:
(1) NWS Small Craft Warnings
(2) NWS Gale Warnings
(3) NWS Storm Warnings
(4) NWS Tornado Warning
(5) NWS Coastal Hazard Message
(6) NWS Special Marine Warning
(7) NWS Winter Weather Message
(8) NWS Severe Thunderstorm Warning
(9) NWS Tornado Notifications
(10) NWS Severe Thunderstorm Watch Notifications
(11) NWS Non-precipitation Warnings
(12) NWS Urgent Weather Messages
c. All Other Installation Support: For CONUS and Hawaii
installations that do not have an Airfield and/or are not
designated as an FCA, the NWS messages in section (b) will be
transmitted to CNIC designated functional email accounts.
d. Regional Operations Center Support: Particular
significant weather events require advance coordination with the
Regional Operations Center (ROC) for further dissemination
within their AOR. The advance coordination includes an initial
phone call between the ROC and the Resource Protection Duty
Officer (RPDO), initiated by either party, to discuss the
impending event. Additionally, the RPDO will e-mail the forecast
to ensure criteria and times are accurately received. The ROC,
at their discretion, will initiate Telephone Conference Calls
(TELCON) between the ROC, RPDO and affected Region/Installation
decision support personnel (i.e., Regional/Base Emergency
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Managers, etc.). Timelines of notification will be adhered to
as closely as possible.
(1) Wind: All regions will be notified when Storm Force
Winds (sustained winds ≥ 48 kts) are forecast.
(2) Winter Weather Conditions: Regions will be notified
when the following thresholds are forecast:
(a) Freezing Precipitation >1/2‖ accumulation in a
24 Hour Period
(b) Snow in excess of 1‖ in a 24 Hour Period
Timelines of ROC Notification:
For Storm Force Wind and/or Winter Weather Conditions:
(Note: Not all systems will allow for 72 hours advance warning.)
Call to ROC to discuss possible inclement weather
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impacting Naval Installations in their AOR and
Hours
timeline for anticipated warnings.
Update ROC. When requested by ROC, conduct TELCON and
48
discuss anticipated conditions with affected Region
Hours
leadership.* Commence issuing warnings for unit
notification.
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Update ROC.
Hours
Update ROC. When requested by ROC, conduct TELCON and
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discuss anticipated conditions with affected Region
Hours
Leadership.*
Update ROC. When requested by ROC, conduct TELCON and
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discuss anticipated conditions with affected Region
Hours
Leadership.*
* TELCONs will be conducted for anticipated Storm Force winds on
station or when winter conditions approach thresholds upon
request from the ROC. Storms of lesser magnitude may require a
TELCON due to combination of multiple potentially destructive
weather phenomena (i.e., sustained sub-storm force winds
combined with a high flood risk or dangerous storm surge).
4.
Points of Contacts
a.
Fleet Weather Center, Norfolk, VA
(1) Resource Protection Duty Officer
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(a) E-mail:
RPDO.FWC.NRFK.1.FTC@navy.mil
(b) Phone
COM: (757) 444-8692
DSN: (312) 564-8692
b.
Fleet Weather Center, San Diego, CA
(1) Resource Protection Duty Officer
(a) E-mail:
fwc-rpdo.fct@navy.mil
(b) Phone
COM: (619) 545-3165
DSN: (312) 735-3165
c.
NOAC Yokosuka, Japan
(1) Resource Protection Duty Officer
(a) E-mail:
M-YO-NMOC-CDO@fe.navy.mil
(b) Phone
COM: 011-81-46-816-5595
DSN: (315) 243-5595
d.
FWC Aviation Detachment Pearl Harbor, HI
(1) Resource Protection Duty Officer
(a) Phone
COM: (808) 449-8335
DSN: (315) 449-8335
e.
FWC Aviation Detachment Atsugi, Japan
Phone: 011-81-467-63-3208/4347/4348
f.
FWC Aviation Detachment Sembach, Germany
Phone
COM:
DSN:
49(0)-6302-67-6146/6218
(314) 496-6146/6218
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5.
Governing Instruction
OPNAVINST 3140.24F
Warnings and Conditions of
Readiness Concerning Hazardous
or Destructive Weather Phenomena
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CHAPTER 8
TSUNAMI SUPPORT
1. General. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) Pearl
Harbor, HI is responsible for providing tsunami information
support to all DoD assets and will act as the Subject Matter
Expert (SME) and operational liaison to NOAA for all Naval
Meteorology and Oceanography Command (NMOC). Tsunami bulletins
and products are issued by NOAA from the Pacific Tsunami Warning
Center (PTWC) and the West Coast/ Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
(WC/ATWC). The bulletins are auto-forwarded in record message
traffic by Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center
(FLENUMMETOCCEN). JTWC provides tsunami-related BonD Tier 3
decision support for DoD areas of interest.
2.
Products and Services
a. NOAA Tsunami Product Dissemination. FLENUMMETOCCEN will
disseminate NOAA tsunami bulletins via record message traffic as
they are published and updated. The bulletins will include one
or more of the following:
(1) Tsunami Warning. A tsunami warning is issued when a
tsunami with significant widespread inundation is imminent or
expected. Warnings alert the public that widespread, dangerous
coastal flooding accompanied by powerful currents is possible
and may continue for several hours after arrival of the initial
wave. Warnings also alert emergency management officials to
take action for the entire tsunami hazard zone. Warnings may be
updated, adjusted geographically, downgraded, or canceled. To
provide the earliest possible alert, initial warnings are
normally based only on seismic information.
(2) Tsunami Advisory. A tsunami advisory is issued when
the threat of a potential tsunami exists which may produce
strong currents or waves dangerous to those in or near the water.
Coastal regions historically prone to damage due to strong
currents induced by tsunamis are at the greatest risk. The
threat may continue for several hours after the arrival of the
initial wave, but significant widespread inundation is not
expected for areas under an advisory. Advisories are normally
updated to extend the advisory, expand/contract affected areas,
upgrade to a warning, or cancel the advisory.
(3) Tsunami Watch. A tsunami watch is issued to alert
emergency management officials and the public of an event which
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may later impact the watch area. The watch area may be upgraded
to a warning or advisory - or canceled - based on update
information and analysis. Watches are normally issued based on
seismic information without confirmation that a destructive
tsunami is underway.
(4) Tsunami Information Statement. A tsunami
information statement is issued to inform emergency management
officials and the public that an earthquake has occurred, or
that a tsunami warning, watch or advisory has been issued for
another section of the ocean. In most cases, information
statements are issued to indicate there is no threat of a
destructive tsunami and to prevent unnecessary evacuations as
the earthquake may have been felt in coastal areas. An
information statement may, in appropriate situations, caution
about the possibility of destructive local tsunamis.
Information statements may be re-issued with additional
information, though normally these messages are not updated.
However, a watch, advisory or warning may be issued for the area
after further analysis and/or updated information becomes
available.
For examples of NOAA tsunami products, please see:
http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/Products/msgdefs.htm.
b. NOAA Tsunami Travel Time Predictions. Based upon the
source location of the seismic event, NOAA creates a travel time
plot and table of estimated arrival times for potentially
affected coastal locations, should a tsunami wave be generated.
JTWC will disseminate this product with a list of estimated
arrival times for specific DoD areas of interest.
c. Historical Impact Analysis. JTWC will review, assess
and disseminate archived tsunami impact and inundation data for
DoD areas of interest, when applicable, to provide a ―first
guess‖ of potential tsunami impact based on comparable
historical tsunamis.
d. Tsunami observation and forecast verification. As the
tsunami event progresses, JTWC will use the oceanic observing
network to track and report observed versus predicted tsunami
heights and arrival times. Characterization of the tsunami wave
will be reported to operational/regional commanders and include
wave period, maximum amplitude, and, when available, estimated
duration of dangerous tsunami activity.
e. Hourly Tsunami Impact Updates. NOAA tsunami warning
centers update tsunami bulletins hourly (or sooner, as
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necessary) based on observed conditions. JTWC will review NOAA
updates, participate in WC/ATWC and PTWC Tsunami Conference
Calls, and assess any specific changes to the predicted tsunami
impact for DoD assets.
f. Inundation Forecasts. JTWC will disseminate available
modeled inundation forecasts to include tsunami earliest arrival
time, predicted offshore amplitude (sea level to crest), period,
and port impacts (current and amplitude.)
g. Conference Call/Defense Connect Online. As required,
JTWC will host a coordination meeting utilizing conference calls
and/or Defense Connect Online to assist METOC professionals in
advising local operational commanders and emergency managers
when a tsunami is forecast to impact a Fleet Concentration Area
or other significant DoD area of interest.
3.
Product Requests/Dissemination
a. Product Request. All tsunami support products are
generated when conditions warrant. Any specific Request for
Information (RFI) beyond the standard products may be submitted
via message, electronic mail, chat or telephone.
b.
Dissemination
(1) SIPRNet Internet Relay Chat
(a) Command and Control Chat (Fleet, Battlewatch,
CTF, etc.)
(b) Naval Oceanography Office METOC Chat
(2) Navy Enterprise Portal – Oceanography (NEP-Oc)
(a) NIPRNet - https://nepoc.oceanography.navy.mil/
(b) SIPRNet - http://nepoc.oceanography.navy.smil.mil
(c) Public Facing Portal - http://www.usno.navy.mil
(3) Navy Installations Command C4ISuite Chat
(4) Electronic Mail (SIPRNet and NIPRNet)
(5) Record Message Traffic
4.
Points of Contact
a.
Naval Maritime Forecast Center Pearl Harbor, HI
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(1) PLA:
NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI
(2) Command Duty Officer
(a) E-mail
NIPR: CDO.NMFC_JTWC@NAVY.MIL
SIPR: CDO.NMFC_JTWC@NAVY.SMIL.MIL
(b) Phone
COM: (808) 474-0004
DSN: (315) 474-0004
5.
Governing Instruction
OPNAVINST 3140.24F
Warnings and Conditions of
Readiness Concerning Hazardous or
Destructive Weather Phenomena
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CHAPTER 9
PRECISE TIME AND ASTROMETRY SUPPORT
1. General
a. The Precise Time and Astrometry (PTA) Directorate
provides the foundational data for positioning, navigation, and
timing (PNT) operations. All PTA support and products are
provided by the United States Naval Observatory (USNAVOBSY),
located in Washington, D.C.
b. USNAVOBSY provides a wide range of astronomical data and
timing products. The products are available as hardcopy
publications such as the Nautical Almanac, stand-alone computer
applications, and a number of IT-based means. The USNAVOBSY
Master Clock serves as the country’s official time keeper, and
USNAVOBSY is the sole provider of Precise Time and Time Interval
(PTTI) for all DoD services. Additionally, USNAVOBSY is
responsible for establishing, maintaining, and coordinating the
astronomical reference frame(s) for celestial navigation and
orientation of space systems. USNAVOBSY is responsible for
Earth orientation parameters (EOP) predictions for all DoD
services, agencies, and contractors, as well as the
international community. Earth orientation parameters are
essential to determine spacecraft orbital information and
geolocation of data derived from space systems. USNAVOBSY
operates the Navy’s dark-sky facility at the USNAVOBSY Flagstaff
Station, where observations are collected in support of
astrometry, spectrophotometry and space situational awareness.
2.
Products and Services
a.
Astronomical Data for Operational Applications
(1) System to Estimate Latitude and Longitude
Astronomically (STELLA). Stand-alone PC software available
directly from USNAVOBSY; provides basic almanac data for
navigational bodies, full sight planning and reduction, times of
twilight, sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset for fixed sites
or vessel underway, and moon illumination.
(2) Nautical Almanac. Annual hardcopy publication that
provides basic almanac data for use in marine navigation and
other applications.
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(3) Air Almanac. Annual hardcopy publication provides
basic almanac data for use in air navigation and other
applications.
(4) Astronomical Almanac. Contains precise positions
(ephemerides) of most solar system objects, data for eclipses
and other astronomical phenomena, and catalogs of selected
celestial objects.
(5) Multi-year Interactive Computer Almanac (MICA).
Stand-alone PC software that computes many of the quantities
tabulated in The Astronomical Almanac, but covers the 250-year
period, 1800-2050; allows the user to compute this information
for specific locations and specific times.
(6) Solar-Lunar Almanac Core (SLAC). Source-code
product that is the de facto DoD standard source for Sun and
Moon positions and illumination information. Widely used in DoD
tactical decision aids, missions schedulers, and simulators.
(7) Naval Observatory Vector Astronomy Software (NOVAS).
NOVAS is an integrated package of subroutines and functions for
computing various commonly needed quantities in positional
astronomy.
(8) Information on astronomical standards, star catalogs,
and astronomical reference frames is available on the Naval
Oceanography Portal/USNAVOBSY Astronomical Applications website.
b. Precise Time and Time Interval (PTTI) Services.
Dissemination of the DoD time reference standard from the
USNAVOBSY Master Clock (UTC(USNO)).
(1) Global Positioning System (GPS). USNAVOBSY is the
sole provider of time for the GPS system. Calibrated Precise
Positioning Service (PPS) GPS timing receivers can receive time
to an accuracy of approximately 10 nanoseconds and Standard
Positioning Service (SPS) GPS timing receivers can receive time
to an accuracy of better than 200 nanoseconds.
(2) Network Time Protocol (NTP). USNAVOBSY is the sole
provider of NTP for the DoD SIPRNet. Network time can be
acquired via the NIPRNet and SIPRNet to an accuracy of about 10
milliseconds.
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(3) Two-Way Satellite Time Transfer (TWSTT). USNAVOBSY
time can be transferred to specially equipped users via
geostationary communications satellites to an accuracy of 1
nanosecond.
(4) Time via telephone modem. USNAVOBSY time can be
acquired via telephone modem to an accuracy of about 1/100 of a
second.
(5) Telephone time voice announcer. USNAVOBSY time can
be acquired via telephone time announcer to an accuracy of about
1/10 of a second.
(6) GPS and Galileo Timing Offset (GGTO).
Interoperability between GPS, Galileo and any other global
navigation satellite system requires that the timing reference
difference between the systems be known.
c. Earth Orientation. Relates the celestial reference
frame to the terrestrial reference frame for precise positioning,
navigation, targeting, and ISR.
(1) Earth orientation parameters and predictions. Polar
motion, UT1-UTC, precession, and nutation are updated daily and
are available by file transfer protocol (ftp).
(2) International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems
Service (IERS) Bulletin A. Reports of the latest determinations
and predictions for polar motion, UT1-UTC, and nutation offsets
at daily intervals are distributed weekly by email.
(3) Leap seconds. Announcements are via the USNAVOBSY
Series 14 message as well as in IERS Bulletin C.
(4) UT1-UTC. Transmitted with timing signals and
announced in IERS Bulletin D.
(5) EOP data are provided to the GPS Master Control
Station via NGA.
d. Astrometry. Astrometry is the branch of astronomy
concerned with the determination of positions, proper motions,
and parallaxes of solar-system bodies, stars, and distant
galaxies. Astrometric products include optical, infrared,
radio, and celestial reference frames.
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(1) Naval Observatory Merged Astrometric Database
(NOMAD). The primary aim of NOMAD is to help users retrieve the
best currently available astrometric data for any star in the
sky by providing these data in one place.
(2) USNAVOBSY CCD Astrograph Catalog (UCAC, UCAC2,
UCAC3). An all-sky astrometric survey for stars in the 7-16
magnitude range with positions to accuracies of 20-70 mas,
including proper motions. Current release is UCAC3.
(3) USNO-B1.0 Catalog. USNO-B1.0 is the latest stellar
catalog from the USNAVOBSY Precision Measuring Machine project,
providing positions, magnitudes, and proper motions for each
object.
(4) Double Star Catalogs. Double star catalogs are
maintained at the USNAVOBSY, including the USNAVOBSY Washington
Double Star Catalog and the Double Star Library.
(5) The USNAVOBSY Image and Catalog Archive Server.
Serves as the source of major USNAVOBSY astrometric catalogs
including the NOMAD, USNO-B1.0 and USNO-A2.0 catalogs.
(6) Solar System bodies. Astrometric data for objects
within our solar system including planetary satellites and minor
planets.
(7) Reference Frames. Available products include
positions of extragalactic radio sources that define an
astrometric quasi-inertial Celestial Reference Frame (CRF),
positions and velocities of radio antennas that define a Very
Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) based Terrestrial Reference
Frame (TRF) and the EOP that link the CRF and the TRF.
(8) The Radio Reference Frame Image Database (RRFID).
Available products include PostScript format contour plots of
Radio Reference Frame source images at frequencies of 2 GHz, 8
GHz, 15 GHz, 24 GHz and 43 GHz. Plots of visibility data in
PostScript format are also available. These products are the
results of an ongoing program to image International Celestial
Reference Frame (ICRF) sources on a regular basis.
(9) Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI)-based
Product Information. Information regarding USNAVOBSY VLBI-based
products including astrometry, reference frames, earth
orientation, and imaging data.
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3.
Product Requests/Dissemination
a. Product and help requests can be made through the public
facing portal (www.usno.navy.mil).
b. Additional information can be obtained from the POC
listed below.
4.
Points of Contact
a.
Requirements Officer
(1) PLA: NAVOBSY WASHINGTON DC
(2) Phone
COM: (202) 762-1506/1467
DSN: (312) 762-1506/1467
Secure (DSN): 762-0901
FAX (DSN): 762-1461
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CHAPTER 10
NAVIGATION DATA AND PRODUCTION
1.
General
a. Safety of navigation support is provided by the Naval
Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) located at Stennis Space Center,
MS and its collocated subordinate command, Fleet Survey Team
(FST).
b. NAVOCEANO acquires data through collection or
international agreement for processing, analysis, and product
generation in support of Fleet operations. The data collection
aspect is Chapter 11. Bathymetric and hydrographic data (deep
and shallow sounding data respectively) collected by NAVOCEANO
is used by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and
the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA) to
produce navigation-quality charts. NGA and NOAA are the
recognized charting authorities for the United States for
international waters and U.S. territorial waters respectively.
NAVOCEANO and FST can produce navigation products for short-term
use by U.S. Navy vessels when neither NGA nor NOAA can meet
immediate operational requirements. Additionally, FST can
provide an expeditionary safety of navigation capability that
focuses on one-time use products that give the user qualitative
vice quantitative information to support expeditionary ship-toshore movement.
2.
Products and Services
a.
Tailored Safety of Navigation Hydrographic Products
(1) NAVOCEANO can provide tailored hydrographic products
to support safety of navigation and operations in a wide variety
of digital and hardcopy formats ranging from traditional
navigation chart-type product to a digital animation of a threedimensional bathymetric fly-thru of a transit lane.
(2) Hydrographic products may be tailored to answer
specific operational questions, such as developing go/no go
graphics based on a specific safety depth threshold. These
products require a thorough understanding of operations to be
conducted and requests should include a short description of the
issue and a point of contact.
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b. Tailored Expeditionary Hydrographic Products
(1) NAVOCEANO and FST can provide situational awareness
products for expeditionary and surface ship-to-shore operations.
These products are for short-term use only as their depth
information is not valid for navigational use.
(2) Tailored expeditionary hydrographic products are
available in a wide variety of hardcopy and softcopy formats.
These graphics typically use satellite imagery as a base,
overlaid with hydrographic soundings from existing data holdings
or recently collected data. Additional environmental data
relevant to the mission or its intended timeframe may also be
included. Detailed descriptions of expeditionary products can
be found in Chapter 13, Expeditionary Warfare Operations.
(3) Beach reports may also be requested to accompany and
augment the tailored expeditionary hydrographic products. These
text reports are targeted at Beach Master Units and cover many
of the key parameters necessary to determine the ability of the
beach and its immediate surroundings to support amphibious
operations. Detailed descriptions of expeditionary products can
be found in Chapter 13, Expeditionary Warfare Operations.
3. Product Requests/Dissemination. Hydrographic products may
be coordinated through the Naval Component Commander (NCC),
Naval Oceanography Representative, or requested through the
NAVOCEANO Customer Service Office (CSO). For those requests
that require field data collection, hydrographic survey
capabilities may be requested by record message traffic in
accordance with COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 3140.55 (series). These
requests should be coordinated with the Naval Oceanography
Representative assigned to the governing NCC.
a. Procedures. The NAVOCEANO Customer Service Office (CSO)
takes requests for products (RFPs), provides information on
available products, and status of pending requests. RFPs should
include as much information as possible about the operations
being supported. The Naval Oceanography Representatives may
assist in product request definition and generation.
b. A catalog of current oceanographic and hydrographic
products with full descriptions is available on the NEP-Oc web
site. To initiate a new product request of an existing product
that is not available on the web page, choose the link under
PRODUCT SUPPORT labeled REQUEST FOR PRODUCTS.
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4.
Points of Contact
a.
NAVOCEANO Customer Service Office
(1) E-mail
NIPR: cso.navo.fct@navy.mil
SIPR: cso@ocean.navo.navy.smil.mil
(2) Phone
COM: (228) 688-5176
DSN: (312) 828-5176
b. Naval Oceanography Representative Supervisor
(1) Phone
COM: (228) 688-5336
DSN: (312) 828-5336
5.
Governing Instruction
COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 3140.55 of 26 Jan 09
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CHAPTER 11
OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEY OPERATIONS
1.
General
a. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command provides the
preponderance of oceanographic and hydrographic survey
capabilities for the Department of the Navy (DoN) and the
Department of Defense (DoD). COMNAVMETOCCOM provides for the
operation of multi-purpose ocean survey ships (T-AGS), the
primary survey asset. The ships are assigned to Commander,
Military Sealift Command for operations and to COMNAVMETOCCOM
for technical and scheduling control. Other assets capable of
conducting ocean surveys include the Airborne Coastal Survey
(ACS) and Fleet Survey Team.
b. NAVOCEANO operates the T-AGS multi-purpose oceanographic
survey ships on behalf of COMNAVMETOCCOM. The vessels are ―high
demand, low density‖ assets managed under the Global Force
Management program. The T-AGS are configurable to conduct open
ocean collection of physical oceanographic properties, deep
water bathymetry, or shallow water hydrography.
A number of
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) are deployable from the TAGS; however, the AUV’s may be deployed independently with the
proper support equipment. These AUVs are outfitted with a
variety of sensors and are capable of collecting data from
depths of 60 to 6000 meters. T-AGS are also capable of
deploying gliders, drifting buoys and profiling floats that are
capable of collecting oceanographic information.
c. Airborne Coastal Survey utilizes an integrated Light
Detection and Ranging (LIDAR)/imaging system. The current
system is installed in a King Air 200 (C-12 equivalent) aircraft
and is capable of collecting hydrographic information in
relatively clear, shallow waters as well as topographic data
over land to produce seamless coastal charts and maps. The
high-resolution imagery collected during ACS surveys is stitched
together to make large image mosaics of the survey areas that
enhance the hydrographic and topographic data.
d. FST’s primary collection platform is a fully outfitted,
C-130-transportable, rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) equipped
with a suite of hydrographic sensors. FST has additional suites
of sensors that may be installed on a ―boat of opportunity‖ to
allow rapid collection, analysis and dissemination of shallow
water bathymetric data. FST also has an expeditionary
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hydrographic collection capability using its Expeditionary
Survey Vehicles (ESV). Each ESV consists of a personal water
craft augmented with a single beam echo sounder, side scan
sonar, a global positioning system and data recording system.
FST’s expeditionary capability is focused on providing
qualitative information to ensure safe ship-to-shore movement.
2. Oceanographic, Hydrographic and Bathymetric (OHB) Survey
Requirements
a. The OHB requirements process is governed by OPNAVINST
3140.55 and USFLTFORCOMINST 3140.55. OHB requirements are
submitted by the Combatant Commands and Naval Component Commands
each year for prioritization. Requirement submissions provide
details on functional need, intended use, geographic location,
requested product(s), readiness assessment, and required
delivery date. The final prioritized OHB requirements list is
approved by STRATCOM. Emergent, or out of cycle, requirements
are submitted to USFLTFORCOM for assessment IAW USFLTFORCOMINST
3140.55.
b. The prioritized requirements list is sorted by potential
data collection platform (T-AGS, ACS, FST, etc.) and integrated
into the annual data collection schedule. T-AGS, ACS and FST
are normally assigned to the highest priority OHB missions.
c. A summary of T-AGS ship characteristics, present (and
past) year OHB survey requirements, survey platform locations,
survey schedule, survey CONOPS status, current T-AGS ship
positions, glider operations, and the CDO daily brief are
located on the NEP-Oc.
3.
Points of Contact
a.
COMNAVMETOCCOM Ship Operations Officer
(1) Phone
COM: (228) 688-4591
DSN: (312) 828-4591
4.
Governing Instructions
OPNAVINST 3140.55B of 15 Apr 08
COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 3140.55 of 26 Jan 09
NAVOCEANO document SS-PR-01 of Oct 2003
CJCSI 3250.1D of 04 Aug 2009
DoD 2005.1-M of 23 Jun 2005
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CHAPTER 12
INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE SUPPORT
1. General. Environmental support for Intelligence,
Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions is provided by
Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) capable
units in NAVMETOCCOM like the Naval Oceanographic Office
(NAVOCEANO), Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center
(FLENUMMETOCCEN), the Naval Ice Center (NAVICE), and the Naval
Maritime Forecast Center/Joint Typhoon Warning Center Pearl
Harbor (NMFC/JTWC PH). METOC professionals are also embedded at,
and provide liaison with, Intelligence Community (IC) commands
such as the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), National
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), National Security Agency
(NSA), and the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI).
2.
Products and Services
a. Analyzed imagery. Features are derived from available
source imagery (National Technical Means and Commercial).
Examples of derived features are bathymetry, obstacles, reefs,
fishing activity, ice edge and concentration. Warfare support
includes operations in the littoral and riverine environments.
b. Forecasts for ISR sensors.
weather conditions that effect ISR
precipitation, winds, and seas are
makers to determine optimum use of
Forecasts for sensible
collections such as clouds,
produced to aid decision
National and COCOM ISR assets.
c. Fused products. Products that integrate METOC with
intelligence data (e.g. Piracy Performance Surface) can be
produced to depict a more comprehensive operational picture for
the decision maker rather than independent ―stovepiped‖ and
uncorrelated data layers.
3. Product Requests/Dissemination. Product support may be
requested via Joint World-wide Intelligence Communications
System (JWICS) using the contact information for each of the
supporting commands. TS/SCI voice communications can be
arranged on Secure Terminal Equipment (STE), Voice over Internet
Protocol (VOIP), or Video Teleconference (VTC) if required after
initial web/email contact.
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4.
Points of Contact
a.
Web site:
www.cnmoc.navo.ic.gov
b.
ISR Oceanography PACOM JIOC Component
(1) E-mail
SIPR: isro.nmfc_jtwc@navy.smil.mil
JWICS: Grp-isr-npmoc-ph@pacom.ic.gov
(2) Phone
COM: (808) 471-7775
DSN: (315) 471-7775
c. ISR Oceanography NAVOCEANO Component
(1) E-mail
SIPR:
isr@navo.navy.smil.mil
(2) Phone
COM: (228) 688-4781/4566
DSN: (312) 828-4781/4566
d. ISR Oceanography FLENUMMETOCCEN Component
(1) E-mail
SIPR: isr@fnmoc.navy.smil.mil
(2) Phone
COM: (831) 656-4599
DSN: (312) 878-4599
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CHAPTER 13
EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE SUPPORT
1.
General
a. Naval Oceanography provides support to expeditionary
warfare (EXW) via the unified capabilities of both forwarddeployed personnel and shore-based meteorology and oceanography
(METOC) production centers. This enables timely and relevant
data and information to be incorporated into the decision-making
process, resulting in a better understanding of the mission
impacts.
b. The expeditionary capabilities and capacity of
NAVMETOCCOM are organized to support four main warfighting
forces: Naval Special Warfare Forces, Navy Expeditionary Combat
Command Units, Amphibious Warfare Units, and Marine Air-Ground
Task Forces.
c. Naval Oceanography Special Warfare Center (NOSWC) is
located in San Diego, CA with detachments in Norfolk, VA; Pearl
Harbor, HI; and Stennis Space Center, MS. Two additional
components are located in Stennis Space Center, MS and Dam Neck,
VA. NOSWC personnel are embedded within the force structure of
all Naval Special Warfare components and support deploying
Riverine Squadrons. Embedded METOC personnel (EM) conduct
environmental reconnaissance (ER) and fuse tailored METOC data
and forecasts to enable mission planning and execution. EMs
specifically provide mission planning recommendations regarding:
(1) gear selection
(2) route planning
(3) timeline execution
(4) actions at the objective
(5) sensor emplacement
(6) platform selection
d. The Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) is the EXW
shore-based production center for ocean prediction,
oceanographic, hydrographic, bathymetric, and geophysical data
and derived products. Fleet Numerical Meteorology and
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Oceanography Center (FLENUMMETOCCEN) is the EXW shore-based
production center for meteorological support.
2.
Products and Services
a. Reach Back METOC support. METOC personnel within the
Naval Special Warfare Mission Support Center (MSC) in San Diego,
CA provide resource protection for all forward deployed NSW
forces. They also serve as Request For Information (RFI) and
Request For Support (RFS) managers for forward deployed elements
requiring tailored products from NAVOCEANO or FLENUMMETOCCEN.
The MSC will provide METOC products to support NSW forces on
demand. Examples include reach back forecasts, climatology
support, solar and lunar effects data, tidal data, analyzed
charts and analyzed imagery. Personnel within ONI’s Kennedy
Irregular Warfare Center provide METOC and geospatial
intelligence support to all forward deployed Navy Expeditionary
Combat Command (NECC) riverine forces, and coordinate with
NAVOCEANO and other support entities to deliver products in
response to RFI’s and RFS’s in support of riverine missions.
b. Naval Oceanography Special Warfare Center (NOSWC): NOSWC
ER/EM personnel are capable of conducting a wide variety of
METOC sensing and forecasting operations. ER/EM personnel
employ land based as well as special METOC sensors on board
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Unmanned Underwater Vehicles, and
small boats. ER/EM personnel additionally deploy wave buoys,
Field Riverine Analysis Kits (FRAK), water level monitors, and
clandestine weather observation sensors to conduct littoral
environmental characterization. The following describes the
various capabilities of NOSWC EM/ER personnel:
(1) Characterization of atmospheric, ocean and fresh
water features to include:
(a) Tides, currents, and wave spectra
(b) Sea temperature, salinity, and bioluminescence
(c) Diver visibility and detection
(d) Bathymetry – littoral and riverine
(e) Beach gradient and composition
(f) Surf forecasting
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(g) Sea vegetation and biofouling (e.g. kelp and
fishing nets)
(h) Riverine hydrography, imagery, current
speed/direction, water levels, and river
conditions (stage, obstructions, and landing
sites)
(i) Atmospheric air temperature, pressure, aviation
weather parameters, solar and lunar illumination,
visibility, cloud cover, ceiling height, icing,
precipitation and snow depth.
(2) Characterization of significant land features to
include: vegetation, concealment and cover, obstacles, avenues
of insertion/extraction, topography.
(3) Conduct sensor emplacement and operate remote water
sensors and sensor networks in a semi-permissive environment.
(4) Conduct aviation forecasts supporting UAV and
special operations aviation platform operations.
(5) Collect upper-atmosphere soundings. As required and
at fixed base locations, EMs are capable of collecting vertical
atmospheric profiles using electronic equipment.
c. Mission Impact Forecast. Forecasts of environmental
parameters that will impact personnel, platforms, weapon, and
sensor systems for a given mission. The mission impact forecast
is always accompanied by recommendations for optimum route, gear,
weapon, sensor, and platform selection.
d. NOWCASTING. A NOWCAST is an operationally focused
forecast made in the field, often at the microscale, utilizing
the current mission forecast, observed environmental trends, and
in-situ sensed environmental data for the supported mission. The
EM applies local terrain conditions, moisture sources, and local
effects to more accurately describe the state of the environment
for a period of at least 12 hours. The NOWCAST is usually an onscene adjustment to mission forecast timing or conditions.
e. NAVOCEANO. NAVOCEANO provides ocean prediction,
oceanographic, hydrographic, bathymetric, and geophysical data
and derived products. A detailed product catalog, including
product descriptions, is located on the NEP-Oc.
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f. FLENUMMETOCCEN. FLENUMMETOCCEN provides atmospheric
models (global, regional, and mesoscale), satellite imagery,
wave models, sea surface temperature, search and rescue and
climatology data. Detailed product information is available on
the NEP-Oc.
3.
Product Requests/Dissemination
a. NSW forces desiring METOC support should submit an RFI
through the MSC, via the NSW tactical portal:
https://portal.msc.navsoc.socom.smil.mil
b. NSW units requesting direct EM/ER support should contact
the Executive Officer or Operations Officer of the NOSWC.
c. Riverine forces desiring METOC support should submit an
RFI or RFS to the Kennedy Irregular Warfare Center, via the
following SIPR address:
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Kennedy_Irregular_Warfare_Center
d. NAVOCEANO requests for support are submitted to the
Customer Service branch via message, E-mail, phone call, chat,
or Community On-Line Intelligence System for End Users and
Managers (COLISEUM). Products are disseminated via the NEP-Oc,
E-mail, FEDEX, registered mail, ftp, or hand carried.
e. FLENUMMETOCCEN requests for support are submitted to the
Command Duty Officer via E-mail, phone call, or chat. Products
are disseminated via the NEP-Oc, e-mail, FEDEX, or registered
mail.
4.
Points of Contact
a.
Mission Support Center, Coronado, CA
(1) E-mail
NIPR: MSC_METOC@Navsoc.Socom.mil
SIPR: MSC_METOC@Navsoc.Socom.smil.mil
(2) Phone
COM: (619) 437-5016
DSN: (312) 577-5016
b. Naval Oceanography Special Warfare Center, Coronado, CA
(1) Commanding Officer:
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(2) Executive Officer:
(3) Operations Officer:
COM (619) 437-2103
c.
COM (619) 437-5788
Kennedy Irregular Warfare Center, Suitland, MD
(1) Phone:
DSN (312) 659-2890
(2) SIPRNet:
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Kennedy_Irregular_Warfare_Center
d.
COMNECC Staff METOC Officer
(1) Phone:
e.
DSN (312) 253-4316 x 195
NAVOCEANO Customer Service Branch, Stennis Space Center
(1) E-mail
NIPR: cso.navo.fct@navy.mil
SIPR: cso@navo.navy.smil.mil
(2) Phone
COM: (228) 688-5176
DSN: (312) 828-5176
f.
FLENUMMETOCCEN Command Duty Officer, Monterey, CA
(1) E-mail
NIPR: fnmoc.cdo@navy.mil
SIPR: cdo@fnmoc.navy.smil.mil
(2) Phone:
COM (831) 656-4325
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CHAPTER 14
ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE SUPPORT
1. General. Support for Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) is
comprised of three components: ASW Reachback Cell (RBC), Naval
Oceanography ASW Teams (NOATS), and Naval Oceanography ASW
Detachments (NOADS). These components are organized under two
Echelon V commands: Naval Oceanography ASW Center (NOAC),
Stennis Space Center (SSC), and Naval Oceanography ASW Center,
Yokosuka, Japan.
a. The ASW RBC is a centralized, 24x7, support cell
operated by NOAC SSC that provides detailed environmental
analysis and modeling for ASW Forces. The ASW RBC, collocated
with NAVOCEANO, is comprised of Military Oceanographers and
Aerographer’s Mates, Sonar Technicians, Naval Aircrewmen, and
civilian scientific experts. The ASW RBC also leverages
expertise from Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography
Center in Monterey, CA and Naval Ice Center Suitland, MD as
required.
b. NOATs are experts in ASW-related environmental analysis,
forecasting, and planning. They complement the skills of other
experts such as ACINT specialists, sonar system operators, and
IMAT MTT TDA trainers. They deploy to provide direct support to
ASW Commanders and staffs at the theater, strike group, DESRON,
and MOCC levels. A team is typically composed of 2 to 3
personnel to provide on-scene planning and analysis support to
ASW operations and to act as a forward liaison element to the
ASW Reachback Cell. NOAC Stennis teams support all CONUS-based
carrier strike group staffs through workups and deployments as
well as fly-away teams for ASW operations and major exercises in
the Second, Third, Fifth, and Sixth Fleets. NOAC Yokosuka
deploys NOATS in support of forward deployed naval forces, and
supports CTF-74, CTF-72, CTF-57, CTF-54, and CDS-15 planning.
Most NOATs are continuously supporting multiple units and may
provide support remotely via E-mail, chat, etc.
c. The NOADs are primarily collocated with Maritime Patrol
and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) activities and provide
support directly to those squadrons. NOADs are located in
Jacksonville, FL; Kaneohe Bay, HI; Whidbey Island, WA; Misawa,
Japan; and Kadena, Japan. NOAD Norfolk and NOAD San Diego are
co-located with Naval Mine and Anti-submarine Warfare Command
(NMAWC) and provide support to NMAWC as a part of NMAWC’s
mentoring and assessment function within the Fleet Readiness
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Training Plan (FRTP). NOAD Naples is co-located with CTF-69 and
supports ASW exercises and operations in Sixth Fleet.
d. Requests for tailored or specialized support are
prioritized as follows:
(1) Priority 1 – real-world ASW operations or planning
studies to support contingency plans or operations.
(2) Priority 2 – deployed, multi-unit or multi-national
major ASW exercises.
(3) Priority 3 – major ASW exercises in the FRTP for
deployment certification and equivalent training (e.g. COMPTUEX,
JTFEX, USWEX, FST-J, FST-F).
(4) Priority 4 – major experimental exercise series (e.g.
Valiant Shield, SEASWITTI).
(5) Priority 5 – other ASW exercises in Seventh, Fifth,
and Sixth Fleets designed for unit level proficiency or
engagement.
(6) Priority 6 – Second and Third Fleet unit or single
strike group level exercises early in the FRTP (e.g. FST-WC,
FST-GC).
e. Requests for NOAT augmentation are prioritized as
follows:
(1) Priority 1 – real world ASW operations in any fleet.
(2) Priority 2 – strike group deployments to Seventh
Fleet.
(3) Priority 3 - major ASW exercises in the FRTP for
deployment certification and equivalent training (e.g. COMPTUEX,
JTFEX, FST-J, USWEX, IAC-2).
(4) Priority 4 - other major afloat ASW exercises
(Valiant Shield, RIMPAC, SEASWITI).
(5) Priority 5 - shore based ASW exercises in the FRTP
(FST-GC, FST-WC, IAC-1/S) and deployments in fleets other than
Seventh Fleet.
(6) Priority 6 - unit level ASW exercises.
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2.
Products and Services
a. The ASW Reachback Cell provides direct environmental
support to any unit engaged in ASW. The RBC complements
detailed unit-level ASW planning, but does not provide specific
sonar system lineup recommendations or detailed sonar search
plans. Types of support include:
(1) Tailored and regional ocean modeling to support ASW
planning and tactical decision aids, general assessments of
acoustic conditions, and more detailed analyses of acoustic
variability and overall probability of detection across multiple
sensors.
(2) Analysis of ocean dynamics in particular areas of
interest (e.g. tactical oceanographic feature assessments).
(3) Planning studies for theater and Strike Force/Group
ASW Operations.
(4) Water sampling guidance based on analysis of
oceanographic dynamics.
(5) Ocean feature (front and eddy) location reports and
Oceanographic Model Data via DMS Broadcast.
(6) Ocean Current and Drift Modeling.
(7) Critical factor charts in certain areas world-wide
for Theater ASW Commanders/SUBFOR.
b. In the event of a submarine rescue operation,
International Submarine Escape and Rescue Liaison Office
(ISMERLO) will contact ASW Reachback Cell with the last known
datum of the submarine, port of embarkation, and airport of
embarkation for rescue forces. The ASW Reachback Cell provides a
rapid assessment of the bathymetry, sediment composition, ocean
currents, ocean temperatures, and wave forecasts at the rescue
datum. The ASW Reachback Cell coordinates with the appropriate
Fleet Weather Center to provide an embarkation airport forecast.
The ASW Reachback Cell will also coordinate with FLENUMMETOCCEN
to provide a forecast at both the rescue datum and the port of
embarkation. All data will be compiled and posted on the
ISMERLO Unclassified Website for rescue planning until the
rescue operation is completed or secured.
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3.
Product Requests/Dissemination
a. Requests for NOAT support. Requests for NOAT support
should be made to NOAC Stennis Space Center by record message
traffic. NOAC Yokosuka NOATs are permanently assigned to CTF-74
and CDS-15. The format for the request message is located on
the ―Global ASW Reference‖ section of the ASW Directorate
portion of the NEP-Oc. Further information can be provided by
the NOAC Stennis Space Center CDO (contact information in
paragraph 4 below).
b. Requests for RBC support. Requests for RBC support can
be made via telephone, email, chat, or message traffic. All
requests should include as much of the following information as
possible in order to ensure the most operationally relevant
support:
(1) Name of event to be supported
(2) Event start and end dates
(3) General description of event
(4) Location (latitude and longitude coordinates) for
region and operating areas
(5) Assets:
(a) platform
(b) sensor
(c) sensor mode
(d) frequency (active only)
(e) depth constraints (ft)
(6) Threats:
(a) nationality
(b) class
(c) hull number
(d) target strength
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(e) tonal frequency (Hz)
(f) tonal source level (db)
(g) minimum operating depth (ft)
(h) maximum operating depth (ft)
(7) Missions (all that apply):
(a) active tracking
(b) covert tracking
(c) active search
(d) passive search
(e) barrier search
(f) area pre-search
(g) high value unit opposed transit
(h) replenishment at sea
(i) threat avoidance
(j) deception
(k) station keeping
(8) Expected tactical application of analysis:
(a) course of action comparison
(b) determine search areas
(c) sensor placement
- sonobuoy placement
- force positioning
- XBT placement
(9) General questions to be answered by analysis
c. Products can be disseminated via email, posted on the
NEP-Oc, or directly briefed by the embarked NOAT.
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4.
Points of contact
a.
ASW Reachback Cell
(1) PLA: NAVOCEANASWCEN STENNIS SPACE CENTER, MS
(2) Command Duty Officer
(a) E-mail
SIPR: asw-rbc@ocean.navo.navy.smil.mil
(b) Chat
asw_rbc_cdo
asw_rbc_fdo
(c) Phone
COM: (228) 688-5583 (Secure Capable)
DSN: (312) 828-5583 (Secure Capable)
b.
NAVOCEANASWCEN Yokosuka, Japan
(1) PLA: NAVOCEANASWCEN YOKOSUKA, JA
(2) Command Duty Officer/Forecast Duty Officer
(a) E-mail
SIPR: M-YO-NMOC-CDO@fe.navy.smil.mil
NIPR: M-YO-NMOC-CDO@fe.navy.mil
(b) Phone
COM: 011-81-46-816-5595
DSN: (315) 243-5595
c. NAVOCEANO Acoustics Department
(1) E-mail
SIPR: acoustic-sme@ocean.navo.navy.smil.mil
d. NAVOCEANO Ocean Prediction Department
(1) E-mail
SIPR: ocean_forecaster@ocean.navo.navy.smil.mil
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CHAPTER 15
MINE WARFARE SUPPORT
1.
General
a. The Naval Oceanography Mine Warfare Center (NOMWC)
located at Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, is the primary
organization that provides operational capabilities to Mine
Warfare (MIW) and Mine Countermeasures (MCM) forces worldwide.
NOMWC is comprised of four operational support elements:
(1) Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) Platoon: responsible
for operational test and evaluation of new UUV technology for
both Surface Mine Countermeasures (SMCM) and Underwater Mine
Countermeasures (UMCM), providing MCM baseline and tactical
surveys for strategic and operational Intelligence Preparation
of the Operational Environment (IPOE), and mine hunting
capability to MCM commanders.
(2) MIW Reach Back Cell (MIW-RBC) is the primary
coordination node for the fleet MIW/MCM forces to request
operational support from NOMWC and support from NAVMETOCCOM
production centers. The MIW-RBC coordinates directly with
Deputy Commander, Naval Mine and Anti-submarine Warfare Command
and subordinate commands to provide all environmental data,
from strategic planning to tactical METOC assessments.
(3) MIW-RBC Surge Teams provide on-scene support to
MIW/MCM operating forces and deployed staffs. Surge teams
consist of NOMWC and NAVOCEANO personnel with expertise in
translating environmental knowledge into tactical advantage.
(4) NOMWC Embedded Components are collocated with MCM
forces in key forward and CONUS locations. They provide
commanders and operational units with organic METOC expertise
and act as ―eyes-forward‖ to ensure optimized support from
NOMWC’s other support elements. Embedded components are located
in San Diego, CA; Norfolk, VA; Sasebo, Japan; and Bahrain.
b.
NOMWC works in concert with NAVOCEANO to provide:
(1) MCM force-multiplication with UUV employment
(2) Environmental collection in confined operating areas
in critical Naval ports and harbors
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(3) IPOE in critical forward theaters
(4) Evaluation of new oceanographic technologies in high
priority theater engagements
2.
Products and Services
a. UUV Platoon:
(1) Mine hunting and oceanographic surveys using UUVs in
shallow and restricted waters. UUVs are ideal for port
approaches, channels, harbors, sea walls and piers, oil
platforms, and other enclosed areas.
(2) Post-mission analysis (PMA) of the resultant sonar
imagery for initial tactical contact calls.
(3) Re-acquisition (RI) missions on high-confidence
contacts.
(4) Environmental analysis for doctrinal bottom type,
water temperature, salinity, underwater visibility, and
currents, all of which can be provided as tactical overlays for
battle space awareness and mission planning.
b.
MIW-RBC:
(1) IPOE overlays and planning data in GIS and Mine
Warfare and Environmental Decision Aid Library (MEDAL) formats.
Available data includes: cloud ceilings, precipitation, winds,
visibility, daylight hours, air temperature, doctrinal bottom
type, burial, sediments, underwater visibility, sea temperature,
salinity, tides, sea state, currents, underwater hazards, and
bathymetry.
(2) Environmental Data Files tailored to mission
operating areas.
(3) Tailored Tactical and Operational Oceanographic
Assessments and METOC modeling support from NAVOCEANO and
FLENUMMETOCCEN (e.g., forecasted currents, dive windows and
drift models) that assist with mission planning.
(4) Coordinate NAVOCEANO support for measuring critical
MCM oceanographic parameters worldwide. Assets for conducting
these measurements include:
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(a) Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP).
Provide current measurements throughout the water column at a
single point.
(b) Ocean Gliders. Collect data throughout the
water column. They record salinity, temperature, optical data
and current measurements.
(5) Though not normally manned 24X7, the MIW-RBC will
surge operating hours as necessary to support MIW operations.
c. Surge team support includes, but is not limited to,
analysis of side scan sonar imagery (doctrinal bottom type
determination), battle space profiler (BSP) analysis, weather
forecasting, and model analysis.
3.
Product Requests/Dissemination
a. Specific support request from the Fleet should be made
to the MIW-RBC by telephone, E-mail, or the NEP-Oc. Product
support requests should include as much of the following
information as possible:
(1) Name of event to be supported
(2) Unit to be supported (provide POC)
(3) General description of event
(4) Event start and end dates
(5) Product due date
(6) Location (latitude and longitude coordinates) for
region and operating areas
(7) Product format (data files, .jpg, .ppt, etc.)
(8) Release information (foreign disclosure)
b. Generally, products produced from existing databases can
be made available within hours. Products requiring additional
processing or analysis may take longer—depending on where they
are being collected from and state of delivery or processing.
Lead time is always paramount, so earliest possible notification
is advised.
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c. Products will be delivered via mail, email, NEP-Oc, or
may be hand-carried if UUV or Surge Teams will be supporting the
operation.
4.
Points of Contact
a.
MIW-RBC
(1) PLA: NAVOCEANMIWCEN STENNIS SPACE CENTER, MS
(2) E-mail
NIPR: miwrbc@navy.mil
SIPR: miwrbc@navy.smil.mil
(3) Phone
COM: (228) 688-4862
DSN: (312) 828-4862
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CHAPTER 16
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS SUPPORT
1.
General
a. The mission of Marine Corps METOC is to provide
meteorological, oceanographic, and space environmental
information, products, and services required to Marine Corps and
other military operations. The Marine Corps’ METOC support
infrastructure is designed to readily deploy and operate in
austere expeditionary environments and support ground, aviation,
and expeditionary maneuver warfare operational requirements.
2.
Products and Services
a. The highest level of METOC support capability to Marine
Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) and Aviation Combat Element (ACE)
specific operations is the deployment of the Meteorological
Mobile Facility - Replacement (MetMF-R). The MetMF-R provides
the following capabilities:
(1) Doppler Radar
(2) Organic METOC Satellite Reception
(3) Lightning Detection
(4) Local Sensors
(5) Remote Sensors
(6) Upper Air Sensing Capability
(7) Robust Communication Capability
(8) Characterization of atmospheric, ocean and fresh
water features to include:
(a) Tides and currents
(b) Beach gradient and composition
(c) Air temperature, atmospheric pressure, aviation
weather parameters, illumination, visibility, cloud cover,
ceiling height, icing, precipitation and snow depth
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(9) Conduct sensor emplacement and operate remote water
sensors and sensor networks in a semi-permissive environment
(10) Conduct aviation forecasts supporting UAV and
standard aviation platform operations
b. METOC Support Teams (MST) are task organized and
equipped to provide a limited level of METOC support. They are
capable of rapidly deploying as a stand-alone asset in response
to a crisis or as a first-in METOC capability to establish METOC
support in anticipation of follow-on forces. The MST deploys
with man-portable, ruggedized environmental collection and data
processing equipment.
c. Marine Corps War Fighting Publication 3-35.7, MAGTF
Meteorological and Oceanographic Support, provides more detailed
information about the Marine Corps METOC Service. An electronic
copy is available for viewing and downloading from the Marine
Corps Combat Development Command, Doctrine Division Web site at
https://www.doctrine.quantico.usmc.mil/.
d. The Marine Corps operates two Marine Corps Installation
(MCI) Regional METOC Centers (RMC) for CONUS Marine Corps Air
Station (MCAS) support. MCI-East RMC supports the east coast of
the United States. MCI-West RMC supports the west coast of the
United States.
3. Product Requests/Dissemination. Request for Marine Corps
METOC support is via the MEF METOC Officers. Marine Corps METOC
utilizes the same overall METOC dissemination architecture as
Naval METOC.
4.
Points of Contact
a.
Headquarters, USMC APX-32
Phone:
DSN (312) 223-9787
b. I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF)
Phone:
DSN (312) 340-1206
c. II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF)
Phone:
DSN (312) 751-0751
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d.
III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF)
Phone:
e.
DSN (315) 622-9566
USMC MCI-East RMC
(1) Phone:
f.
COM 866-925-2523
USMC MCI-West RMC
(1) Phone:
COM 800-470-6020
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CHAPTER 17
TRAINING AND READINESS
1.
General
a. Total Force Readiness, Training & Education is the
responsibility of COMNAVMETOCCOM who continually adjusts
training requirements to correspond with new operational
realities. NAVMETOCCOMINST 1500.2(series) outlines all policy,
procedures, and responsibilities for the training, professional
development, and certification of military METOC personnel and
NAVMETOCCOMINST 12410.5(series) for civilian personnel.
b. The Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Professional
Development Center (NMOPDC) is responsible for the execution and
delivery of the NAVMETOCCOM strategy and policy for training,
education, and professional development. NMOPDC develops,
maintains, and implements long-range training plans aligned with
NAVMETOCCOM objectives. All publications and related technical
documents supporting NAVMETOCCOM training programs/pipelines for
the various warfare areas are maintained by NMOPDC.
c. Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit
(CNATTU) Keesler develops skilled professionals through
accredited technical training and personal growth in support of
fleet readiness. Their training includes the electronic
calibration of afloat and aviation equipment, physical
dimensions, meteorological and oceanographic observing and
forecasting, maintenance and repair of meteorological equipment,
operation and repair of critical communications equipment,
management and control of the radio frequency spectrum and air
space management and control. CNATTU Keesler conducts the
enlisted AG-A1 and AG-C1 Schools.
d. USMC Liaison. The Marine Corps entity within NMOPDC
maintains liaison with intra/inter-service METOC organizations
as it pertains to training and education of: METOC hardware
systems, software applications, METOC Tactics, Techniques, and
Procedures (TTPs), environmental impacts to the Marine Air
Ground Task Force (MAGTF), advanced environmental sciences,
emerging sensing techniques, and METOC integration into the
geospatial realm. Marine Corps personnel also develop and
instruct advanced follow-on and sustainment training and
education, both formal and informal, required for Marine Corps
METOC personnel.
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e. NAVMETOCCOM participates in the Cooperative Program for
Operational Meteorology, Education and Training (COMET®), a
cooperative program designed to promote a better understanding
of mesoscale meteorology and to maximize the benefits of new
weather technologies. The COMET mission is to support, enhance,
and stimulate the communication and application of scientific
knowledge of the atmospheric and related sciences for the
operational and educational communities.
2.
Products and Services
a. Training. Total Force pipelines are developed with each
Director of Oceanography Operations to establish training tracks
for both enlisted and officer. Civilian training pipelines are
also created for leadership/managerial succession programs as
well as for mandatory training to maintain professional
standards and qualifications. This includes DoD Information
Assurance Awareness and Personally Identifiable Information
(PII) training.
b. Training Management. Organizational Training Pipelines
represent plans for the effective use of METOC training
opportunities aligned to job positions and the organizational
mission. Training Pipelines are reviewed each year per
NAVMETOCCOMINST 1500.2 (series). Pipelines are approved by the
Echelon IV Commanding Officer or the DOO for each directorate.
Pipelines serve as the baseline for Individualized Development
Plans (IDP).
c. Training Opportunities. NMOPDC provides Navy METOC
numbered and Navy course identification number (CIN) numbered
courses, Marine Corps course identification numbers (CID),
informal seminar training, COMET modules and MENTOR services.
CIN/CID numbered courses are formal instructor-led courses.
NMOPDC offers several of these courses. Appendix B is the list
of METOC numbered courses and distance learning (DL) courses
without Navy CIN numbers. Informal training options, such as
seminars and workshops, are designed to address emergent
customer requirements.
(1) NAVMETOCPRODEVCEN Formal Courses (Appendix B).
(2) Joint Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC) Officer
Course. Joint METOC Officers (JMO) course is designed to
educate and train officers and senior enlisted METOC personnel
to coordinate METOC capabilities supporting the Joint Task Force
Commander. The course instructs METOC personnel in the
fundamentals of Joint METOC support to Unified or Coalition
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Commands, or Combined Commands and Units. The course format
will be group-paced lessons with demonstration of understanding
through practical exercises.
(3) Fleet Synthetic Training (FST) is a CNO initiative
to provide training to the Fleet (IAW the Fleet Response
Training Plan), and to provide certification of warfighting
competencies, all without having to operate at sea. FST
provides testing of the Navy’s critical warfare skills in a
virtual synthetic training environment. METOC support is based
on an archive of synthetic historical ocean and atmospheric
fields to allow training scenarios to be built for the future.
(4) International Hydrographic Management and
Engineering Program (IHMEP) is geared towards international and
U.S. junior officers and provides practical, professional
training in hydrographic survey management and engineering. The
course provides students with a working knowledge of hydrography
through a six-month course covering mathematics, computer
science, the physical sciences, geodesy, the Global Positioning
System, hydrographic data collection and processing,
oceanography, meteorology, nautical cartography, photogrammetry,
remote sensing, resource management and Law of the Sea. This
course culminates in a two-week field project that allows
students to plan and conduct a survey, process the data, and
develop a navigation-quality field chart. This course is
certified by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
to meet IHO Category B hydrographic training standards.
(5) International Hydrographic Science Application
Program (IHSAP) is geared towards international and U.S. midgrade officers and provides professional graduate education in
hydrographic survey management and engineering. The course
provides students with 36 semester hours of graduate education
in hydrography through a one-year course covering mathematics,
computer science, physics, geodesy, hydrographic data collection
and processing, oceanography, meteorology, nautical cartography,
remote sensing, resource management and Law of the Sea. This
course culminates in a one-month field project that allows
students to plan and conduct a survey, process the data, and
develop a navigation-quality field chart. This course is
certified by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
to meet IHO Category A hydrographic training standards.
(6) Fleet Survey Team Subject Matter Expert Exchange
(SMEE)/Mobile Training Team (MTT) provides tailored and formal
on-the-job training to partner nations while simultaneously
collecting maritime geospatial and environment information to
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describe the coastal and littoral environment. Information from
these surveys is used to generate interoperable products for
rapid, safe maneuverability of commercial and military vessels
during port and harbor egress and ingress.
(7) Enlisted Marine Science Education Program (EMSEP) is
part of the STA-21 program leading to a direct commission in the
180X community. This two-year science and math intensive
program leads to a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Science
from University of Southern Mississippi.
(8) USMC Courses
(a) Applied Environmental Sciences (AES) Course
consists of the following units: environmental geology, physical
geography, hydrology, oceanography, advanced meteorology,
numerical weather prediction and space environment. This course
expounds upon fundamental knowledge and skills gained at the
initial accession level, providing an introduction to the
geosciences critical to integrating METOC into the Intelligence
Preparation for the Battlefield. AES is a prerequisite course
for obtaining NMOS 6852 (METOC Impacts Analyst).
(b) METOC Impact Analyst Course (MIAC) is a
requirement for obtaining the 6852 MOS and will refresh and/or
introduce the student to the Marine Corps organizational
structure and functions within, introduce Intelligence
Preparation for the Battlefield, define METOC (environmental)
impacts, and introduce the how and why environmental conditions
impact capabilities and operations of each element within the
MAGTF.
3.
Quota/Product Requests
a. NMOPDC formal course quotas can be requested via the POC
(paragraph 4) for the desired location.
b. Online Weather and Online Oceanography quota’s can be
requested via NKO,
https://wwwa.nko.navy.mil/portal/navaloceanographyprogram/home/n
avaloceanographyprogram.
c. Training Requirement Requests (TRR) are used to ensure a
standardized process to request formal training development in
support of validated fleet requirements. Refer to
NAVMETOCCOMINST 1500.2 (series) for submission.
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d. CNATTU Keesler AG C-SCHOOL SEATS. Candidate’s Leading
Chief Petty Officer should reserve a seat nine months from their
PRD. This can be done by submitting a 1306/7 requesting a seat,
Perform to Serve (PTS) Zone A/B approval, OBLISERVE intention
(42 months from class start date) to execute orders and prerequisite completion to the AG rating detailer (PERS-404).
4.
Points of Contact
a.
Naval METOC Professional Development Center
Phone:
b.
(228) 871-3386
(312) 868-3690
COM
DSN
(757) 444-0129
(312) 564-0129
NMOPD Detachment Pacific, San Diego, CA
Phone:
e.
COM
DSN
NMOPD Detachment Atlantic, Norfolk, VA
Phone:
d.
(228) 871-2916
(312) 868-2916
USMC Liaison to NMOPDC
Phone:
c.
COM
DSN
COM
DSN
(619) 767-7301
(312) 577-7301
NMOPDD Pacific Component, Yokosuka, Japan
Phone:
INTL
DSN
011-81-46-816-5595
(315) 243-5393
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APPENDIX A
ACRONYM LIST
AC
ACE
ADCP
ADO
AES
AFRICOM
AG
AOR
AREPS
ARG
ASOS
ASW
AUV
AVN
AVWEAX
BonD
BSP
CAAW
CASREP
CHARTS
CCDR
CDO
CJCSI
CID
CIN
CM
CNATTU
CNIC
CNRMA
CNRMW
CNRNW
CNRSE
CNRSW
COCOM
COMET
Active Component
Aviation Combat Element
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
Aviation Duty Officer
Applied Environmental Sciences
United States African Command
Aerographer’s Mate
Area of Responsibility
Advanced Refractive Prediction System
Amphibious Readiness Group
Automated Surface Observing System
Anti-Submarine Warfare
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
Aviation Weather Operations
Aviation Enroute Weather Forecast
Battlespace on Demand
Battle Space Profiler
CNTRA Aviation Weather Warning
Casualty Report
Compact Hydrographic Airborne Rapid Total Survey
Combatant Commander
Command Duty Officer
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction
Course Identification Number
Course Identification Number
Conditional Means
Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit
Commander, Naval Installations Command
Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic
Commander, Navy Region Midwest
Commander, Navy Region Northwest
Commander, Navy Region Southeast
Commander, Navy Region Southwest
Combatant Command
Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology,
Education and Training
COMNAVMETOCCOM Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography
Command
COMSC
Commander Military Sealift Command
COMUSFLTFORCOM U.S. Fleet Forces Command
CONOPS
Concept of Operations
CONUS
Continental United States
CPHC
Central Pacific Hurricane Center
CRF
Celestial Reference Frame
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CSG
CSO
CWO
DIA
DL
DMS
DoD
DoN
DOO
DSN
EM
EMSEP
EOP
ER
ESG
ESV
EUCOM
EXW
FCA
FLENUMMETOCCEN
FltOps
FRAK
FWB
FWC
FWC AVN Det
FST
FTP
GCCS
GGTO
GI&S
GOMEX
GPS
GTS
GUI
GWEAX
HA/DR
HUREVAC
IERS
IC
ICRF
IHMEP
IHO
IHSAP
IIP
Carrier Strike Group
Customer Service Office
COMNAVMETOCCOM Watch Officer
Defense Intelligence Agency
Distance Learning
Defense Message System
Department of Defense
Department of the Navy
Director of Oceanography Operations
Defense Switched Network
Embedded METOC personnel
Enlisted Marine Science Education Program
Earth Orientation Parameters
Environmental Reconnaissance
Expeditionary Strike Group
Expeditionary Survey Vehicles
United States European Command
Expeditionary Warfare
Fleet Concentration Area
Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography
Center
Fleet Operations
Field Riverine Analysis Kit
Flight Weather Briefer
Fleet Weather Center
Fleet Weather Center Aviation Detachment
Fleet Survey Team
File Transfer Protocol
Global Command and Control System
GPS and Galileo Timing Offset
Geospatial Information and Services
Gulf of Mexico
Global Positioning System
Global Telecommunication System
Graphical User Interface
Graphical Enroute Weather Forecast
Humanitarian Assistance/ Disaster Relief
Aircraft Hurricane Evacuation
International Earth Rotation and Reference
Systems Service
Intelligence Community
International Celestial Reference Frame
International Hydrographic Management and
Engineering Program
International Hydrographic Organization
International Hydrographic Science Application
Program
International Ice Patrol
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IMETOC
IPOE
Integrated METOC Support Concept
Intelligence Preparation of the Operational
Environment
ISR
Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
JDEIS
Joint Doctrine, Education, & Training Electronic
Information System
JFC
Joint Force Commander
JMO
Joint METOC Officer
JMV
Joint METOC Viewer
JP
Joint Publication
JMCC
Joint METOC coordination cell
JMCO
Joint METOC coordination organization
JOAF
Joint operations area forecast
JTWC
Joint Typhoon Warning Center
JWICS
Joint World-wide Intelligence Communications
Systems
LIDAR
Light Detection and Ranging
LTM
Long Term Means
MAGTAF
Marine Air-Ground Task Force
MAR
Maritime Weather Operations
MCM
Mine Countermeasures
MEDAL
Mine Warfare and Environmental Decision Aids
Library
MEF
Marine Expeditionary Force
MET
Mobile Environmental Team
METAR
Meteorological Aviation Report
MetMF-R
Meteorological Mobile Facility - Replacement
METOC
Meteorology and Oceanography
MIAC
METOC Impact Analysis Course
MICA
Multi-year Interactive Computer Almanac
MIW
Mine Warfare
MIW-RBC
Mine Warfare METOC Reachback Cell
MIZ
Marginal Ice Zone
MOSC
METOC operations support community
MPRA
Marine Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft
MSC
Mission Support Center
MST
METOC Support Teams
MTT
Mobile Training Team
NAFC
Naval Aviation Forecast Center
NAFD
Naval Aviation Forecast Detachment
NAS
Naval Air Station
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATOPS
Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures
Standardization
NAV
Navigation
NAVICECEN
Naval Ice Center
NAVOCEANO
Naval Oceanographic Office
NAVOCEANOPSCOM Naval Oceanography Operations Command
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NCC
NCEP
NDW
NECC
NEP-Oc
NGA
NHC
NIC
NMFC
NMOPDC
NMORA
NMWAC
NOAA
NOAC
NOAD
NOAT
NOMAD
NOMWC
NOOC
NOSWC
NOVAS
NSA
NSAWC
NSW
NTP
NWS
OCONUS
OHB
OHBRMS
ONI
OPAREA
OTSR
OPTEMPO
OWS
PACFLT
PACOM
PDC
PII
PIM
PIREP
PLA
PMA
PNT
POC
PPS
PTA
Naval Component Commander
National Center for Environnemental Prediction
Commander, Navy District Washington
Naval Expeditionary Combat Command
Navy Enterprise Portal - Oceanography
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
National Hurricane Center
Naval Ice Center
Naval Maritime Forecast Center
Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Professional
Development Center
Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Reserve
Activity
Naval Mine and Anti-submarine Warfare Command
National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration
Naval Oceanography ASW Center
Naval Oceanography ASW Detachment
Naval Oceanography ASW Team
Naval Observatory Merged Astrometric Database
Naval Oceanographic Mine Warfare Center
Naval Oceanography Operations Command
Naval Oceanography Special Warfare Center
Naval Observatory Vector Astronomy Software
National Security Agency
Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center
Naval Special Warfare
Network Time Protocol
National Weather Service
Outside Continental United States
Oceanographic, Hydrographic, and Bathymetric
OHB Requirements Management System
Office of Naval Intelligence
Operating Area
Optimum Track Ship Routing
Operational Tempo
Operational Weather Squadron
Pacific Fleet
United States Pacific Command
Professional Development Center
Personally Identifiable Information
Points of Intended Movement
Pilot Weather Report
Plain Language Address
Post Mission Analysis
Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
Point of Contact
Precise Positioning Service
Precise Time and Astrometry
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PTS
PTTI
R&D
RBC
RC
RDDOO
RFI
RFP
RFS
RHIB
RI
ROC
RP
RPDO
RRFID
SATOPS
SCIF
SFARP
SGOT
SLAC
SLOSH
SMCM
SMEE
SMO
SPAROS
SPECI
SPS
SSC
STE
STELLA
SUBFOR
SUBOPAUTH
SUBWEAX
T1
T2
TAF
TAWS
T-AGS
TC
TCCOR
TCFA
TDO
TELCON
TRF
TRR
TTP
Perform To Serve
Precise Time and Time Interval
Research and Development
Reach Back Cell
Reserve Component
Reserve Deputy Director of Oceanographic
Operations
Request for Information
Request for Product
Request for Service
Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat
Reacquisition Mission
Regional Operations Center
Resource Protection
Resource Protection Duty Officer
Radio Reference Frame Image Database
Satellite Operations
Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility
Strike Fighter Advanced Readiness Program
Strike Group Oceanography Team
Solar-Lunar Almanac Core
Sea, Lake and Overland Surges from Hurricanes
Surface Mine Countermeasures
Subject Matter Expert Exchange
Senior METOC Officer
Special Arctic Oceanographic Synopsis
Special Report
Standard Positioning Service
Stennis Space Center
Secure Terminal Equipment
System to Estimate Latitude and Longitude
Astronomically
Submarine Forces
Submarine Operational Authority
Submarine Enroute Weather Forecast
Thunderstorm Condition 1
Thunderstorm Condition 2
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Target Acquisition Weapons Software
Military Sealift Command-Auxiliary General Survey
Tropical Cyclone
Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness
Tropical cyclone Formation Alert
Typhoon Duty Officer
Telephone Conference Call
Terrestrial Reference Frame
Training Requirement Request
Tactics, Techniques and Procedures
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TWSTT
UCAC
UMCM
URL
USFF
USJFCOM
USNAVOBSY
USNO
UT1
UTC
UUV
VLBI
VOIP
VTC
WEAX
Two-Way Satellite Time Transfer
USNO CCD Astrograph Catalog
Underwater Mine countermeasures
Uniform Resource Locator
United States Fleet Forces
U.S. Joint Forces Command
U.S. Naval Observatory
U.S. Naval Observatory
Universal Time 1
Coordinated Universal Time
Unmanned Undersea Vehicle
Very Long Baseline Interferometry
Voice Over Internet Protocol
Video Teleconference
Enroute Weather Forecast
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APPENDIX B
LIST OF EFFECTIVE NAVMETOCCOM INSTRUCTOR-LED AND CORRESPONDENCE
COURSES
COMET modules available on the MetEd Website
(http://www.meted.ucar.edu/resource_modlist.php)
COURSE NO.
TITLE
METOC 50-1T-0301
Basic Surface Chart Analysis
METOC 50-1T-0304
Tropical Synoptic Models
METOC 50-1T-0302
Encoding, Decoding and Plotting the
Synoptic Report
METOC 50-1T-9607
Tropical Streamline Analysis
METOC 50-1T-9610
A Workbook on Tropical Clouds and Cloud
Systems Observed in Satellite Imagery,
Volume I
METOC 50-1T-9611
A Workbook on Tropical Clouds and Cloud
Systems Observed in Satellite Imagery,
Volume II
METOC 60-1T-0203
Evaluating and Encoding
Bathythermograph (BT) Data
METOC-045-792-106-001
Wave Lifecycle II: Propagation &
Dispersion
METOC-045-792-106-002
Shallow-Water Waves
METOC-045-816-106-003
Forecasting Aviation Icing: Icing Type
and Severity
METOC-045-800-106-004
Remote Sensing of Ocean Wind Speed and
Direction: An Introduction to
Scatterometry
METOC-045-838-106-005
Webcast: Introduction to Ensembles
METOC-045-809-106-006
Introduction to Ocean Tides
METOC-045-838-106-007
Jet Stream Circulations
METOC-045-792-106-008
Rip Currents: Forecasting
METOC-045-833-106-009
Skew-T Mastery
METOC-045-838-106-011
Landfalling Fronts and Cyclones
METOC-045-803-106-012
Dust Enhancement Techniques Using MODIS
and SeaWiFS
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METOC-045-809-106-015
Unit Hydrograph Theory
METOC-045-841-106-015
Low-Level Coastal Jets
METOC-045-792-106-016
Ten Common NWP Misconceptions
METOC-045-809-106-016
Understanding the Hydrologic Cycle
METOC-045-841-106-018
Streamflow Routing
METOC-045-838-106-036
How Models Produce Precipitation and
Clouds
METOC-045-833-106-042
Intelligent Use of Model-Derived
Products
METOC-045-838-106-076
Runoff Processes
METOC-045-871-107-078
Introduction to Ocean Models
METOC-51T-0602
Polar Satellite Products for the
Operational Forecaster: Microwave
Analysis of Tropical Cyclones
METOC-51T-0603
Mesoscale Convective Systems
METOC-61T-0601
Wave Lifecycle I: Generation
METOC-62T-0603
Antisubmarine Warfare Sensors and
Platforms
Supporting Military Emergency Response
during Hazardous Releases
METOC-SMRDHR-1
NMOPDC-BAC-1.0
Buoyancy and CAPE
NMOPDC-DFF-1
Dynamically Forced Fog
NMOPDC-FDS-1.0
Forecasting Dust Storms
NMOPDC-FIWT-2.0
Flow Interaction with Topography
NMOPDC-FRF-2.0
Forecasting Radiation Fog
NMOPDC-MBP-1.0
Mesoscale Banded Precipitation
NMOPDC-MWADW-1.0
Mountain Waves and Downslope Winds
NMOPDC-NSF-1.0
Nearshore Fundamentals
NMOPDC-SACS-1.0
Shear and Convective Storms
NMOPDC-UH-1.0
Using Hodographs
NMOPDC-WTC-1.0
Wave Types and Characteristics
CNET12007
Sea Breezes
CNET12010
Mountain Valley Winds
CNET12013
Cold Air Damming
CNET12016
Coastally Trapped Wind Reversals
CNET12022
Gap Winds
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CNET12025
Definition of the Mesoscale
CNET12031
How Mesoscale Models Work
METOC-045-792-106-001
Wave Life Cycle II: Propagation and
Dispersion
METOC-045-838-106-005
Webcast: Introduction to Ensembles
METOC-045-833-106-009
Skew-T Mastery
METOC-045-833-106-010
Using the WRF Mesoscale Model
METOC-045-843-106-013
Supporting Military Emergency Response
during Hazardous Releases
METOC-045-792-106-014
Wind in the Marine Boundary Layer
METOC-045-809-106-015
Unit Hydrograph Theory
METOC-045-840-106-016
Understanding the Hydrologic Cycle
METOC-045-841-106-018
Streamflow Routing
METOC-045-838-106-019
A Convective Storm Matrix
Buoyancy/Shear Dependencies
METOC-045-833-106-020
An Introduction to POES Data and
Products
METOC-045-841-106-021
Applying Diagnostic and Forecast Tools:
Forecasting Fog and Low Status
METOC-045-841-106-022
METOC-045-841-106-023
Assessing Climatology in Fog/Stratus
Forecasting
Basic Terminal Forecast Strategies
METOC-045-841-106-025
Case Study: A New England Fog Event
METOC-045-841-106-026
Case Study: A Northern Plains Cold-Air
Outbreak Event
METOC-045-841-106-027
Challenges of Forecasting the West
METOC-045-841-106-028
Customer Impact: Forecasting Fog and
Low Stratus
METOC-045-838-106-029
Dynamics & Microphysics of Cool-Season
Orographic Storms
METOC-045-841-106-030
Ensemble Forecasting Explained
METOC-045-833-106-031
Feature Identification Exercises:
Clouds, Snow, and Ice using MODIS
METOC-045-833-106-032
Feature Identification from
Environmental Satellites
METOC-045-841-106-033
Fog and Stratus Forecast Approaches
METOC-045-833-106-034
Freezing and Melting, Precipitation
Type, and Numerical Weather Prediction
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Heavy Banded Snow
METOC-045-813-106-037
Icing Assessment Using Observations and
Pilot Reports
METOC-045-813-106-038
Icing Assessment Using Soundings and
Wind Profiles
METOC-045-833-106-039
Imaging with NPOESS VIIRS: A
Convergence of Technologies and
Experience
METOC-045-833-106-040
Impact of Model Structure & Dynamics
METOC-045-833-106-041
Influence of Model Physics on NWP
Forecasts
METOC-045-045-106-043
Inverted Troughs and Their Associated
Precipitation Regimes
METOC-045-813-106-044
Inverted Troughs Case Exercise
METOC-045-813-106-045
Isentropic Analysis
METOC-045-833-106-046
Local Influences on Fog and Low Stratus
METOC-045-833-106-047
Mesoscale Convective Systems Squall
Lines and Bow Echoes
METOC-045-833-106-048
Model Fundamentals
METOC-045-833-106-052
Polar Satellite Products for the
Operational Forecaster, Module 3: Case
Studies
METOC-045-833-106-053
Polar Satellite Products for the
Operational Forecaster, Module 4:
Soundings
METOC-045-838-106-054
Predicting Supercell Motion Using
Hodograph Techniques
METOC-045-813-106-055
Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting
Overview
METOC-045-838-106-056
Radiation Fog
METOC-045-814-106-057
Remote Sensing of Land, Oceans, and
Atmosphere with MODIS
METOC-045-814-106-058
Remote Sensing Using Satellites
METOC-045-833-106-059
Review of GOES IR Imagery Including
Winter and Icing Applications
METOC-045-833-106-060
Satellite Meteorology: GOES Channel
Selection
METOC-045-838-106-061
Synoptic Weather Considerations:
Forecasting and Fog and Low Stratus
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The Balancing Act of Geostrophic
Adjustment
METOC-045-841-106-063
Topics in Lake Effect Snow Forecasting
METOC-045-841-106-064
Topics in Polar Low Forecasting
METOC-045-813-106-065
Understanding Data Assimilation: How
Models Create Their Initial Conditions
METOC-045-838-106-066
Visible and Infrared Dust Detection
Techniques
METOC-045-838-106-067
West Coast Fog
METOC-045-838-106-068
Writing Effective TAFs
METOC-045-814-106-069
Advances in Microwave Remote Sensing:
Ocean, Wind Speed and Direction
METOC-045-807-106-070
Anticipating Hazardous Weather and
Community Risk
METOC-045-842-106-071
Hurricane Strike!
METOC-045-880-106-072
Space Weather Basics
METOC-045-880-106-073
Space Weather: Welcome, SEC
METOC-045-813-106-074
Topics in Precipitation Type Forecasting
METOC-045-841-106-075
Mesoscale Aspects of Winter Weather
Forecasting Topics
METOC-045-871-107-077
Flash Flood Process
METOC-045-871-107-078
Introduction to Ocean Models
METOC-045-871-107-079
River Forecasting Case Study
METOC-045-804-107-080
Introduction to Ocean Currents
METOC-045-813-107-081
Operation Models Matrix: Characteristics
of Operational MWP Models
METOC-045-833-107-082
Forecast Process
METOC-045-879-107-083
Operational Satellite Derived Tropical
Rainfall Potential (TraP)
METOC-045-879-107-084
Satellite Meteorology - Case Studies
Using GOES Imager Data
METOC-045-880-107-085
Satellite Meteorology - Remote Sensing
Using the New GOES Imager
METOC-045-880-107-086
Satellite Meteorology - Using the GOES
Sounder
METOC-045-792-108-090
Wave Ensembles in the Marine Forecast
Process
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North Wall Effects on Winds and Waves
METOC-045-841-108-092
The Impact of Weather on Air Traffic
Management
METOC-045-811-108-093
Operational Use of the Wavewatch III
METOC-045-792-106-094
Analyzing Ocean Swells
METOC-045-819-508-001
ATC Tower Visibility Observations
METOC-045-805-307-001
Atmospheric Effects on EO Propagation
METOC-045-818-308-002
Meteorological Refresher for Instrument
Ground School
NITES IV
METOC-045-827-206-002
TAUGHT BY NAVMETOCPRODEVCEN GULFPORT
S-5A-0011
METOC-045-809-407-001
Basic Oceanography Accession Training
(BOAT)
Survey Watchstander - Training Workbook
METOC-045-809-407-002
Military Hydrography Level II
METOC-045-809-407-003
Introduction to Fledermaus for
Hydrographic Surveyors
METOC-045-809-407-004
Introduction to Unix-Linux for
Hydrographic Surveyors
METOC-045-809-407-005
Linux System Administration for
Hydrographic Surveyors
METOC-045-809-407-006
Introduction to Oracle SQL for
Hydrographic Surveyors
METOC-045-809-407-007
Introduction to Unix-Linux Shell
Scripting for Hydrographic Surveyors
METOC-045-809-407-008
International Hydrographic Management
and Engineering Program (IHMEP)
(MH-2)
TAUGHT BY NAVMETOCPRODEV DET LANT, PAC AND SOUTH
C-5B-0011
Senior METOC Officer Afloat (SMOA)
C-5B-0012
Antisubmarine Warfare Primer
C-5B-0013
METOC Support for Air Defense/Surface
Warfare and Information Warfare
C-5B-0014
METOC Support for Strike Warfare
C-5B-0015
METOC Support for Search and Rescue
C-5B-0016
NITES Basic User
C-5B-0017
METOC Support for Amphibious Warfare
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C-5B-0018
AN/SMQ-11 Basic User
C-5B-0019
Basic OA Division Tactical Team Trainer
C-5B-0020
METOC Support for Chemical, Biological,
Radiological, Nuclear and High
Explosive Effects (CBRNE)
C-5B-0021
METOC Support for Special Warfare
C-5B-0022
METOC Support for Mine Warfare
C-5B-0023
Intermediate OA Division Tactical Team
Trainer
C-5B-0024
Basic Remote Sensing
C-5B-0025
Advance OA Division Tactical Team
Trainer
S-5B-0001
Target Acquisition Weapons Software
Primer
S-5B-0002
METOC Support for Non-Acoustic
Antisubmarine Warfare
S-5B-0003
METOC Support for Mediterranean Weather
S-5B-0004
Joint METOC Forecast Unit
S-5B-0005
Central Command Area of Responsibility
Forecasting
S-5B-0006
Imagery Science in Meteorology and
Oceanographic Analysis (ISMOA)
S-5B-0011
Antisubmarine Warfare Oceanography
Tactical Team Trainer
S-5B-0012
Advanced Refractive Effects Prediction
System (AREPS) Primer
S-420-0001
Southeast Region Area of Responsibility
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Appendix C
ENTERPRISE IT SERVICES
1.
General
a. Enterprise Information Technology (IT) Services are
provided by the Enterprise Engineering Department (EED). The
EED is the project management and execution agent of
COMNAVMETOCCOM N6, Assistant Chief of Staff (ACOS) for
Information Architecture. The EED is a virtual organization
supported by varying levels of effort from personnel throughout
the enterprise. EED core functions are primarily staffed by
NAVOCEANO N6 personnel, with support from other NAVMETOCCOM
activities, SPAWAR Systems Centers, contractors, and other
sources.
b. The EED roles and responsibilities are governed by
COMNAVMETOCCOM instructions 5230.4, 5232.2, 5233.1, and 5234.1.
2.
Products and Services
a. The EED provides services to the METOC community on two
levels. One level is in direct support with products and
services in response to user IT needs which is described below
by activity. The other is indirect support in maintaining the
compliance and viability of our IT assets in response to
frequent DoD IT directives and instructions.
b. The EED Customer Interface Managers (CIM) are
responsible for the business analysis and management of METOC
Information System (METOCSYS) customer IT requirements. This
includes requirements submission assistance, assessment,
elicitation, refinement, validation and implementation. The
EED-CIM will also conduct application portfolio management for
METOCSYS customer application requirements to ensure Functional
Area Manager (FAM) endorsement.
c. The EED Engineering Support Group (ESG) is responsible
for the formulation and implementation of IT solutions based on
the validated requirements. The CIM and ESG work together to
address customer’s IT needs by balancing those needs against
funding, information assurance and IT constraints.
d. The EED Configuration Management (CM) is responsible for
the global configuration management of all METOCSYS IT hardware
and software. This includes the establishment of the
configuration identification information baselines in the
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Enterprise Architecture Framework (EAF). This service is
provided for the centers, detachments, and components within the
EED area of responsibility; which currently include
approximately 91 sites.
e. Life Cycle Support (LCS) coordinates delivery
of material, technical, and tailored support to METOC activities
worldwide through the Enterprise Casualty Process. LCS efforts
are focused on the sustainment of existing systems and processes,
and restoration of those systems and processes after a
casualty. Support methods include traditional DD Form 1348
requisitioning in support of Program of Record Systems,
commercial procurement, contracting of materials and services,
coordination of distance support with SPAWAR and NAVOCEANO
engineering agents and other external agencies, on-site tech
assists, and centralized Casualty Reporting (CASREP) support.
3.
Product Request/Procedures
a. Submit an Enterprise Change Request (ECR) (i.e. an IT
requirement) – login to the EAF at https://itas.navo.navy.mil
/EA/login/index.html and go to ECR Tracking and select to add a
new ECR. For ECR submission help or to check on the status of a
submitted ECR contact one of the EED Customer Interface Managers.
The EED-CIM team can be reached at EED-CIM@navy.mil.
CIM Lead – CONUS / OCONUS METOCSYS, NMCI and ONE-Net IT
Requirements:
Gregory Noll, COM (228) 688-4054 / DSN 828-4054,
gregory.noll@navy.mil
CIM – On-Site Stennis Commands & local area Training
Commands METOCSYS and NMCI IT Requirements:
Ms. Kim Maddox, COM (228) 688-4082 / DSN 828-4082,
kim.maddox@navy.mil
CIM – Enterprise Services NMCI Assistant Contract Technical
Representative (ACTR) & Move, Add, Change (MAC) initiator
for METOCSYS Component and Detachment Commands:
Ms. Kelley Lee, COM (228) 688-5162 / DSN 828-5162,
kelley.lee.ctr@navy.mil
CIM - Application Portfolio Management of METOCSYS
application requirements: Ms. Carole Fowler, COM (228) 6885310 / DSN 828-5310 carole.fowler.ctr@navy.mil
b. Submit a Customer Service Request (CSR) for life cycle
support by going to the METOC Systems Knowledge Center
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(MSKC). Call the MSKC at DSN 524-3888 or Commercial (619) 5243888 to get started, or visit the MSKC online at
https://mskc.spawar.navy.mil. The MSKC is your 24/7 access to
the Enterprise resources you need. MSKC analysts will work with
you to document, track, and resolve your issue. The MSKC will
also capture enterprise-wide metrics on METOC Systems
performance and cost.
c. More information on the EED, processes and status of
projects and products can be found through Navy Knowledge Online
at https://wwwa.nko.navy.mil/portal/enterpriseengineering/
home/eedenterpriseengineering.
4. Point of Contact. Tash Solangi, Enterprise Services Branch
Head, (228) 688-5084 (DSN 828), E-mail: tashfeen.solangi@navy.
mil.
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